Bengaluru : PM Modi will inaugurate and launch development projects worth over Rs 15,600 crore in Bengaluru Friday, covering Metro and railway infrastructure, renewable energy, petroleum storage and waste management.
The key project is the inauguration of Metro’s 7.5km elevated Pink Line between Kalena Agrahara and Tavarekere, built at a cost of around Rs 3,470 crore. At 12.45pm, Modi will flag off the service and travel by Metro from Tavarekere to IIM Bangalore station. He will also inaugurate the redevelopment of Chamarajanagar, Chikkamagaluru, Sakleshpur and Subramanya railway stations, along with electrification of the 55-km Sakleshpur-Subramanya Ghat section. The Yeshwanthpur-Madgaon Vande Bharat service will begin commercial operations on Nov 15, running six days a week in both directions, with Wednesday and Thursday as respective weekly off days. It will have 13 intermediate stoppages, including Hassan, Sakleshpur, Mangaluru, Udupi, Murdeshwar and Karwar.
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