Metro Phase II work in Bangalore takes off, with KIADB starting the land acquisition process. Actual work is supposed to start by January 2014.

Metro Phase II work takes off, with KIADB starting the land acquisition process.

Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) conducted the first hearing for the owners of properties to be acquired for alignment of Metro Phase II on 4 September, 2013. The properties notified were for Ragigudda and Silk Board stations, on RV Road- Bommasandra line. 

Metro is all geared up to start the Phase-II work by January 2014. To achieve this target, the process of identification of properties was already initiated by KIADB officers deputed to the Metro, in the last few weeks. 

In the first hearing, only the properties required for building Ragigudda and Silk Board stations received notification. KIADB issued notifications to 55 properties out of which 10 properties had been awarded by BBMP to poor people, way back in 1980’s. 

Property owners resign to their fate 

Only 20 owners of properties in question were present at the hearing held at the KIADB office, in Nrupathunga Road. Most of them were concerned over losing their property partially. Most of them were wondering what will they do with the partial land. They wanted BMRCL to take entire land and or compensate them with good amount.