Bengaluru’s Namma Metro Yellow Line likely to open in early August; Safety inspection post July 15
Bengaluru: After repeated delays, Bengaluru's long-awaited Yellow Line of the Namma Metro is expected to become operational in early August, according to sources quoted by Deccan Herald on Thursday.
The 19.15-km line will connect RV Road with Bommasandra via Jayadeva Hospital, Silk Board Junction, and Electronics City. Its opening had been postponed due to a shortage of available trains.
Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) currently has only three trains, which will run every 25 minutes and stop at all the 16 stations, added the report.
BMRCL Managing Director M. Maheshwar Rao asserted that statutory formalities should be wrapped up by the end of July. “We’ll announce the opening date once we get CMRS clearance,” DH quote him as saying. He added that the launch could take place in the first week of August.
Given that the Yellow Line will feature driverless operations, it requires Independent Safety Assessment (ISA) certification—a critical document to validate the signalling tests.
"In all likelihood, the safety inspection will take place after July 15. This statutory exercise will take three to four days because this is a big line with many stations," DH quoted a senior BMRCL official as saying.
The inspection will include visits to all sixteen stations, track checks, and various operational protocols. One full day has reportedly been allocated for assessment of the Operational Control Centre (OCC) at the Baiyappanahalli depot.
The inauguration of the Yellow Line is expected to be a high-profile event, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi likely to attend—subject to the schedule of the monsoon session of Parliament.
As of now, BMRCL plans to hold the opening ceremony at the KSRP Grounds near Silk Board.
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Family fight in Manjeshwara: One more attack victim succumbs to injuries in Mangaluru hospital
Manjeshwara: The number of victims of the family dispute in Kunjathur, Thuminad, following which, a man allegedly hacked his 17-year-old daughter to death, has reportedly risen to two, as one more member of the family died in hospital on Tuesday.
The deceased, Sheikunhi, is learned to be the husband of the accused Umar Farooq’s sister-in-law.
Sheikunhi and Farooq reportedly had a long-standing disagreement regarding family issues for a long time. On Monday evening, an argument broke out between them and very soon turned into a fight. An infuriated Farooq is learned to have attacked Sheikunhi with a lethal weapon. His daughter Jumaila, who attempted to stop her father, was struck by Farooq and, having sustained severe injuries, died on the spot.
Umar Farooq,Jumaila, Sheikunhi
A grievously injured Sheikunhi was taken to a hospital in Mangaluru and succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday morning.
The murder accused Farooq was arrested by the police on Monday evening.
