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News Letter March 2019. Issue 108

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited,

3rd Floor, BMTC Complex,

K H Road, Shantinagar,

Bengaluru—560 027.

Phone: +91-080-22969300 / 301

Fax: +91 80-22969222

Toll free No 1800 425 12345

Email: bmrcl@dataone.in

or travelhelp@bmrc.co.in

BANGALORE METRO RAIL CORPORAT ION LIMITED Driving Bangalore Ahead

Durga Shanker Mishra, IAS

Secretary, MoHUA, GoI

& Chairman BMRCL

Ajay Seth, IAS

Managing Director

BMRCL

High Lights of the month :

Laying of Foundation Stone for Vellara Junction and M G Road Underground Stations of Bangalore Metro Rail Project

Phase-II on 5th March 2019 by Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Hon’ble Union Defence Minister along with

Sri H.D. Kumaraswamy, Hon’ble Chief Minister, Government of Karnataka, Dr. G. Parameshwara, Hon’ble Deputy Chief

Minister, Government of Karnataka and other Dignitaries.

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Highlights of the Month

Sri P.C. Sharma, General Manager, Metro Railway & Chairman, Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Ltd along with a

team visited Namma Metro on 19th March 2019.

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Highlights of the Month

Workshop on “Strategies for improving Neighborhood” specifically Vibrant Community based Practices /

Models at Metro Stations across the city which are Creative, Sustainable and Educational was held on 23rd March

2019. The intention is to build a Bangalore-based consortium of individuals and institutions to spread creative and

sustainable neighborhood-based practices across the city of Bangalore. The primary goal of this project is to create

vibrant community-based practices that are place-specific at Metro Stations across the city.

Partners like DULT, KishKinda, Azim Premji University, Hasirudala, Neralu, Native Place, Science Gallery,

MeghaShala , UnitedWay, Tourism, Janagraha, CiFoS, along with BMRCL officials participated in the work shop.

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Phase– 2 Progress at a glance :

View of work in progress at Donddankundi Station I Girder Erection work is in progress at K R Puram Station

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LHS Service road (DBM) laying completed at ITPL Station &

Concourse level slab staging is in progress

Parapet Span (LHS & RHS) Erection works in progress

Rajarajeshwari Nagar Station Erection of Steel Roof Trusses

works in progress

View of Portal Beam at P683 & P684

Phase– 2 Progress Photos at a glance :

View of Parapet erection in the viaduct after Jnanabharathi

station towards Kengeri

View of Kengeri Station works is in progress

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Jindal Station: Pier Arm work is in progress Work in progress at Manjunathnagar Station

Phase– 2 Progress Photos at a glance :

Transition Slab work at Anjanapura Township

Station in Progress

Krishna Leela Park Station: Roof Truss Erection

work in progress

Bommasandra Station view works is in progress Pier Cap casting work is in progress

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Rail Segment Reinforcement work is in progress Jayadeva Station : Cage Lowering work is in progress

Phase– 2 Progress Photos at a glance :

View of Launching work in progress at Reach-6 IIMB Station: Pier Arm casting work in progress

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Art in Transit is a collaboration between Srishti Institute of Art , Design and Technology and BMRCL

This mural painting is at Chikpete Metro station . It is a visualized experience of the journey of the 9th night, Chaitra Poornima, of

the Bengaluru Pete Karaga from Dharmarayaswamy Temple to Hazrat Takwal Mastan Darga caught in between the softness of the

clouds , jasmine fragrance and the hard ground of Chickpete. It is one of the only festivals that celebrates one faith in another site of

Faith. Bengaluru Karaga is one of the oldest festivals celebrated in the heart of Bengaluru. Bengaluru Karaga is primarily a

well-known tradition of 'Vahnikula Kshatriyas Thigala' community in southern Karnataka. The Karaga festival is generally led by the

men of the community.

An eloquent testimony to the secular character of this festival is seen just before sunrise when the Karaga procession halts before the

Dargah-e-Shariff of Takwal Mastan Shah, the 18th century Muslim saint. The tradition continues to this day and the Karaga-carriers

visit the Dargah three days prior to the Karaga puja begins. He visits the dargah on the day of the Karaga as well, with the Karaga on

his head. When he arrives, the fateha, ritual is performed, after which the Karaga-carrier goes round the Dargah thrice. He walks the

first round, goes around on his knees on the second, and dances around on the third. After this, the caretaker of the Dargah and the

Karaga carrier exchange lemons. One of the distinctive features of the Karaga is the participation in this festival by people of all

creeds and communities.

Artist : Geethanjali AR, Yash Bhandari Puia

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Operational High Lights March 2019

Operational efficiency achieved in the month : 99.98%

Ridership for the month : 1,13,34,887

Revenue earned during the month : ₹ 30,85,45,631/-

% Contribution of Smart Cards and Tokens for the month :

Smart Cards : Purple line : 66.20 % Green Line : 60.20 %

Smart Tokens: Purple line : 33.80 % Green Line : 39.80 %

Procedure for claim of “LOST & FOUND ARTICLE” in Bangalore Metro Stations & Trains.

Passenger who has lost the article can register his complaint in any of the Metro Stations or directly at the

designated Lost and Found office at Baiyappanahalli Station for Purple Line and Yeshwanthpur station for Green

line giving all the details about the article in the register mentioning address and his contact details with the

Station Controller.

The complaint registered at any other metro stations other than Baiyappanahalli & Yeshwanthpur, the Station

Controller of such station will intimate the designated Lost and Found office at Baiyappanahalli Station or

Yeshwanthpur station along with the details of Claimant.

If the article is found, then the same will be intimated to the Claimant to the contact number and address

provided in the complaint and the station where he / she shall attend to receive their articles.

The claimant shall present himself / herself at Lost and Found Office for his / her claim. After proper

verification that the claimant himself is a genuine person the item will be handed over after obtaining

claimant signature.

If the article received at Lost & found office are not claimed within two months then the same will be disposed

as per the laid procedures.

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Published on 12 April 2019 Co. Identification No. (CIN) U16286KA1994GOI016286