Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL), a joint venture of Government of India and Government of Karnataka is a Special Purpose Vehicle entrusted with the responsibility of implementation of Bangalore Metro Rail Project.
Bangalore Metro, christened as "Namma Metro", not only adds to the beauty of Bangalore skyline, but immensely adds to the comfort level of travel. Besides this, Namma Metro is a major environment friendly addition to the Bangalore City as it significantly contribute to the reduction of carbon emissions.
The project has an East-West corridor - 18.10 km long, starting from Baiyappanahalli in the East and terminating at Mysore Road terminal in the West and a 24.20 km North-South corridor commencing at Nagasandra in the North and terminating at Puttenahalli in the South.
The commercial operations on Reach-1 (MG Road to Baiyappanahalli station) have opened on 20th October 2011. The commercial operations on Reach-3 (Nagasandra to Mantri Square Sampige Road Station) have commenced on 1st March 2014. The commercial operations on Reach-3B (Peenya Industry to Nagasandra) have commenced on 1st May 2015 and the commercial operations on Reach-2 (Magadi Road to Mysore Road Terminal) have commenced on 18th November 2015.
This is the First Metro rail project in India commissioned with 750V DC Third Rail on Standard Guage.
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Sl.No
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Name
& Address
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Nominated
by
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1 |
Shri Durga Shanker Mishra, IAS |
Govt
of India
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2 |
Shri
M.K. Sinha
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Govt
of India
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3 |
Shri
K.K.Saberwal
|
Govt
of India
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4 |
Dr.
M. Ravi Kanth
|
Govt
of India
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5 |
Shri Pradeep M Sikdar,
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Govt
of India
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6 |
Shri
Mahendra Jain, IAS,
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Govt
of Karnataka
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7
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Shri
I.S.N.Prasad
,IAS Additional Chief Secretary to Government Finance Department Government of Karnataka Director, BMRCL Vidhana Soudha, Bangalore-560 001. |
Govt
of Karnataka
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8 |
Smt
Vandita Sharma
, IAS |
Govt
of Karnataka
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9 |
Dr. E.V.Ramana Reddy,
IAS
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Govt
of Karnataka
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10 |
Shri
Ajay Seth
, IAS |
Govt
of Karnataka
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11 |
Shri
Vijay Kumar Dhir
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Functional
Director
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12 |
Shri
N.M.Dhoke
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Functional
Director
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N M DHOKEDirector Shri N M DHOKE, Director (Rolling stock, Signalling & Electrical),BMRCL is responsible for overall planning of System Works including Depot layouts and machinery, plants etc. Read More..
SHRI VIJAY KUMAR DHIR |