Mumbai firm to prepare DPR for proposed Hebbal-Sarjapur Metro line

BENGALURU: The Hebbal-Sarjapur Metro line has been a long-pending demand of commuters, especially the IT crowd who travel to their work places at tech parks. Now, Mumbai-based company RINA has been awarded the tender to prepare a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for on this project. The Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) is expecting the DPR in the scheduled time.

The DPR is being prepared for a 35.4-km Metro corridor connecting Sarjapur Road to Hebbal via Agara, Koramanagala and Dairy Circle which will include an elevated stretch of 18.6 km and and underground section of 16.8 km. This corridor is part of the Phase-3 of Bengaluru Metro Rail project and is estimated to cost ₹15,000 crore.

The proposed Hebbal- Sarjapur Metro line.

Metro Chief Engineer Yashwanth Chauhan, said, “The tender has been allotted to prepare a Detailed Project Report (DPR) and they will conduct a detailed survey. It takes more or less two months to complete. They will prepare it within the assigned period. Then the report will be examined by a team of experts. Based on their opinion, we will get idea for preparing a blue print. Then, we will also conduct a survey before submitting a final report. After the comprehensive examination of the draft DPR, we will submit it to the Central government for approval. Once we get approval, we will start working on project.”

According the tender norms, DPR should be ready by eight months after the tender allotment. The DPR gives the picture of a baseline of the Metro line’s length, underground and elevated route composition, number of stations, their locations, depots, coach requirement, ridership projection, total cost estimation, operational planning, rolling stock, total cost, etc.

The BMRCL plans to complete the works on the line, which passes through major areas in the city, by 2027-2028. The Hebbala-Koramangala stretch will be underground while the rest of the line will be elevated.