Bengaluru: PM Modi to inaugurate new metro line today, ahead of Karnataka polls

Today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the new section of Bengaluru Metro Phase 2 in poll-bound Karnataka ( 25 March).

The prime minister will dedicate the 13.71 km stretch of the Reach-1 extension project under Bangalore Metro Phase 2 from Whitefield (Kadugodi) Metro to Krishnarajapura Metro Line at Whitefield Metro Station.

There are 12 stations along the 13.71 km stretch. The Namma Matro officials, according to a Times Now report, changed the names of six metro stations.

The name of the KR Puram station has been changed to Krishnarajapura (KR Pura); Mahadevapura has been renamed to Singayyappanapalya; Hoodi Junction changed to Hoodi; Kadugodi metro station will now be named Kadugodi Tree Park; Channasandra’s name changed to Hopefarm Channasandra, and Whitefield is renamed Whitefield (Kadugodi), respectively.

The prime minister will also inaugurate the Sri Madhusudan Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research.

Announcing it on Twitter, PM Modi wrote on Friday, “I will be in Karnataka tomorrow, March 25. The Sri Madhusudan Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research will be inaugurated in Chikkaballapur. After that, will be in Bengaluru for inaugurating the Whitefield (Kadugodi) to Krishnarajapura Metro Line of Bangalore Metro”.

Sri Madhusudan Sai Institute for Human Excellence has been established by Sri Sathya Sai University, according to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). The institute will provide free medical education and quality medical care.

PM Modi will then travel to Davangere, the district headquarters town, to address a public meeting to mark the conclusion of the BJP’s “Vijay Sankapla Yatre.”

The yatra started from four different points across the state. According to BJP State General Secretary Mahesh Tenginakai, the Yatra covered a total of 5,600 kilometres and was attended by millions of people.