Bengaluru has moved a step closer to addressing the harrowing stories of the city's block-a-block traffic. President of India Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the line from Chickpet to Yelachenahalli on June 17, 2017. With this the entire 42-kilometer stretch under the Phase 1 plan is now fully operational. Mukherjee lamented that India was several decades late in adopting the Metro as a via
Bengaluru has moved a step closer to  addressing  harrowing tales of the city’s chock-a-block traffic. The President of India Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the line from Chickpet to Yelachenahalli on June 17, 2017. With this the entire 42-kilometre stretch under the Phase 1 plan is now fully operational. Mukherjee lamented that India was late by several decades in adopting the Metro as a viable mode of public transport, adding that due to rising population organising transport facilities has emerged as a serious challenge. (Arijit Sen/HT Photo)