Engage experts in KRIDE to fast-track Bengaluru suburban rail project: Vaishnaw to Karnataka govtRailway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has urged the Karnataka government to bring in technical experts to KRIDE, the company responsible for the Bengaluru suburban railway project, to expedite its completion. He believes the project's delay stems from a lack of technical expertise within KRIDE. Vaishnaw cites E Sreedharan as an example of...
more... the kind of expertise needed to transform public transport. The project was announced in June 2022 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with a target completion date of December 2025. However, the Congress government, which took over after the BJP lost the state election in May 2023, has extended the deadline to December 2027. BJP MP Tejasvi Surya has criticized the extension, blaming the state government for the delay. The Railway Ministry had approved the project in October 2020, with KRIDE, a joint venture between the Ministry of Railways and the Karnataka government, tasked with implementation. The project, spanning four corridors and a total length of 148.17 km, is expected to cost Rs 15,767 crore and aims to provide a safe, accessible, and comfortable public transport system for Bengaluru, easing traffic congestion, improving rural-urban connectivity, and offering a cleaner mobility solution for commuters.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw ne Karnataka government se request kiya hai ki wo Bengaluru suburban railway project ko jaldi se complete karne ke liye KRIDE mein high technical expertise wale logon ko laaye. Unka kehna hai ki project mein delay technical expertise ki kami ki wajah se ho raha hai. Vaishnaw...
more... ne E Sreedharan ka naam diya hai, jo public transport system ko transform karne mein bahut expert hain. Project ko June 2022 mein PM Narendra Modi ne launch kiya tha, jiska target completion date December 2025 tha. Lekin Congress government, jo May 2023 mein state election mein BJP ko haarane ke baad aayi, ne deadline ko December 2027 tak badha diya. BJP MP Tejasvi Surya ne is extension ko criticize kiya hai aur state government ko delay ke liye blame kiya hai. Railway Ministry ne October 2020 mein project ko approve kiya tha, aur KRIDE, jo Railway Ministry aur Karnataka government ka joint venture hai, iske implementation ke liye जिम्मेदार hai. Project, jo four corridors aur 148.17 km ki length mein hai, ka estimated cost Rs 15,767 crore hai, aur iska aim Bengaluru mein safe, accessible aur comfortable public transport system provide karna hai, jisse traffic congestion कम हो, rural-urban connectivity improve ho, aur commuters ke liye cleaner mobility solution mile.
