Archive · 29 Sep 2025
Bengaluru Metro Extension to Tumakuru Approved
The Karnataka government is planning to extend the Bengaluru Metro to Tumakuru!
The government approved a study to see if this is possible.
They asked Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) to look into it.
BMRCL hired a company to do the study, which cost Rs 3 crore.
The company gave its report to the government, and now the project is moving forward.
Home Minister Parameshwara announced this, saying it will soon be a reality.
Karnataka government approved a feasibility study for a Bengaluru Metro extension to Tumakuru.
Home Minister Parameshwara announced the project's advancement.
BMRCL was directed to conduct the feasibility study.
A Hyderabad-based company completed the feasibility study.
The study cost Rs 3 crore.
- Who
- Karnataka Government, BMRCL
- What
- Approved a feasibility study for extending the Bengaluru Metro to Tumakuru
- When
- September 25 (order issued), Monday (news conference)
- Where
- Tumakuru, Karnataka
- Why
- To extend Bengaluru Metro services
- Project
- Bengaluru Metro extension to Tumakuru
- Government Approval
- Feasibility study report accepted
- DPR Cost
- Rs 3 crore
- BMRCL Role
- Preparing the DPR
- Feasibility Study Contractor
- Hyderabad-based company