Tejasvi Surya, Bengaluru South MP, has proposed that the Ministry of Railways take over the Bengaluru Suburban Railway Project (BSRP) from the Karnataka government. He believes that this will expedite the project's completion, fulfilling the 40-month deadline promised by Prime Minister Modi in 2022. Surya criticizes the K-RIDE, a joint venture...
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between the state and the Ministry of Railways, for its slow progress and inefficient proposal submissions. He advocates for removing the project from the SPV model and handing it over to the central government, who is prepared to take on the project and finish it quickly. He also points out the similar stagnation of the Hassan railway project due to the SPV model. Despite these concerns, the K-RIDE has recently secured a Rs 4,561 crore loan from the KFW Development Bank to fund the project. While work has begun on some sections, others remain in the planning stages.