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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Karnataka to witness heavy rain for next 10 days
Bengaluru: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that the southwest monsoon will cause heavy rainfall likely this weekend and will drench Karnataka over the next 10 days.
The monsoon has begun retreating from northwestern India. Conditions remain active over the south, with an upper air trough extending up to 1.5 km over North Interior Karnataka and northern Tamil Nadu, combined with weakening monsoon winds across the peninsula, is driving the current spell. N. Puviarasan, head of the IMD’s meteorological centre in Bengaluru, said in a conversation with Deccan Herald, “As a result, the whole of Karnataka will see rain over the next week to 10 days."
With a cyclone in the Pacific Ocean along with a low-pressure system over the north Bay of Bengal, the monsoon is expected to intensify during the next four days. IMD has predicted heavy rains across South Interior Karnataka, including Bengaluru, throughout the weekend.
Bengaluru, recorded widespread moderate to heavy rainfall on Thursday. Between 8.30 am and 8.30 pm, Bengaluru city logged 45.9 mm of rain accompanied by thunderstorms. HAL airport registered 6 mm and the Bengaluru Urban automatic station recorded 47.5 mm. Doddathoguru, near Electronics City, reported 55 mm.
According to IMD forecast heavy rainfall will occur at isolated places in Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural, Yadgir, Koppal, Raichur, Ramanagara and Mandya districts in the next few days.
The southwest monsoon is now expected to extend until mid-October and with little or no break in between, the northeast monsoon is likely to follow immediately. These are expected to last until December. “There may be no break in between,” Puviarasan said.
