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BMRCL officials said services on the Green Line were affected between 7:12pm and 8pm. Four trains were held at other station platforms, and all passengers were evacuated.
The unsettling event unfolded at the Indiranagar Metro Station around 6:45 pm on Monday. Upon spotting the woman venturing onto the tracks, quick-thinking security personnel promptly raised the alarm with the control room. Subsequently, the electricity supply was disconnected, averting what could have been a tragic outcome.
Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya has called on Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri to urgently appoint a full-time MD to the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRCL). Surya met Puri in Delhi and requested him to inspect Namma Metro projects. He accused the state government of not being serious about appointing a full-time MD for the Metro organisation and accused Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of not being serious about the delay and cost overruns of NammaMetro.
BMRCL has been observing some defects with the construction of the viaduct between Nagasandra and Silk Institute. Waterlogging issues were observed at several stretches on this part of the Green Line. Now, BMRCL will be taking some corrective measures to avoid the problem.
In July 2018, the BMRCL had awarded Texmaco with the track-work contract of Phase 2 projects worth Rs 521.76 crore. They are given the responsibility of installing ballastless tracks within all the elevated viaducts as well as tunnel and ballasted tracks within the project’s 5 new depots.