CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Bangalore Metro Rail Project Phase II is to be jointly financed by the European Investment Bank (€500 million) and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (€300 million). The project aims to ensure modern transport facility for commuters across the city.

Detailed explanation-2: -Namma Metro Phase 2A (Blue Line) This line would run along the Outer Ring Road and is proposed to have 13 stations – Silk Board, HSR Layout, Agara, Ibbalur, Bellandur, Kadubeesanahalli, Kodibisanahalli, Marathahalli, ISRO, Doddanekundi, DRDO Sports Complex, Sarasvathi Nagara (previously Mahadevapura) and KR Puram.

Detailed explanation-3: -Namma Metro Phase 2 will be completed before 2024: Karnataka CM Bommai. Bommai added that work on the Rs 26, 000-crore Phase 3 will be launched immediately after approval is received from the union government.

Detailed explanation-4: -The city’s metro network is set to zoom to 97km in 2023 from the current 55.6km. The key routes that are likely to be operational from next year are Baiyappananalli to Whitefield, Kengeri to Challaghatta, Nagasandra to BIEC, and RV Road to Bommasandra.

Detailed explanation-5: -Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL), a joint venture of Government of India and the State Government of Karnataka, is the agency for building, operating and expanding the Namma Metro network. Services operate daily between 05:00 and 24:00 running with a headway varying between 2–4 minutes.