Metro green line will get a buddy for Peenya depot
Metro green line will get a buddy for Peenya depot
ByNaveen MenezesNaveen Menezes / Updated: Apr 12, 2021, 06:00 IST
900 acres have been earmarked for
Anjanapura depot, proposed in 2009
City-based BSR Infratech Private Ltd has emerged as the lowest bidder for constructing Namma Metro’s Anjanapura depot on the
Green Line, which connects
Nagasandra Metro station with the recently-inaugurated Silk Institute stretch. Tenders for the depot work were invited in October last year.
Sources in the
Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) said that eight construction companies had cleared the technical evaluation. Among these, BSR Infratech had quoted Rs 58.87 crore, much less than the
K taka govt urged to declare Roerich Estate biodiversity zone
By IANS |
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Fri, Jan 1 2021 7:03 IST |
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Karnataka Chief Minister B. S. Yediyurappa. Image Source: IANS News
Bengaluru, Jan 1 : The Karnataka Biodiversity Board (KBB) has urged the state government to declare sprawling 467.53 acre Roerich and Devika Rani Roerich Estate situated in southern part of Bengaluru as a Biodiversity Heritage Site under the Biodiversity Act 2002.
The KBB also asked the government to discourage commercial tourism inside the estate as the estate is home to unique flora and fauna besides being an elephant corridor.
This recommendation assumes significance in the backdrop of the Karnataka Chief Minister, B. S. Yediyurappa announcement that he intends to convert this estate into a sprawling film studio.