Demolition of properties for KIA metro line nears completion

BMRCL had identified 224 structures spread over 2.21 lakh sq. m for the project

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL), which is set to start construction of the long-awaited Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) metro line, has taken possession of most of the property identified for the elevated corridor. Barring three properties, demolition of all other structures is nearing completion on the 38-km stretch from K.R. Puram to the trumpet interchange.

The BMRCL had identified 224 properties spread over 2.21 lakh square metres for the project. Land to the extent of 2 lakh sq.m has already been handed over to the engineering section. To build a depot at Shettigere, the BMRCL requires 23 acres of the land, of which it has received 18 acres of government land. Acquisition of five acres of land, however, is pending due to litigation.

Channappa Goudar, general manager (land acquisition), BMRCL, said most of the land required for the project had been handed over to the engineering section. “Demolition of only a couple of properties belonging to the Government Flying Training School, an automobile shop at Hebbal, a car showroom near Kodigehalli and a compound wall of a building near the trumpet interchange are pending,” he said.