PM Modi to Inaugurate Bengaluru Pink Line on 13 November
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PM Modi to Inaugurate Bengaluru Pink Line on 13 November

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Bengaluru’s Namma Metro Pink Line on 13 November and travel on the new section from Tavarekere to IIMB-Bilekahalli station, Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya said. The Prime Minister will also inaugurate a tilted LED dome planetarium in Mysuru during the visit.

The 7.5-km elevated section between Kalena Agrahara and Tavarekere will increase Bengaluru’s operational Metro network from 96.1 km to 103.6 km. The expansion will take the city’s network beyond 100 km and make it the second-largest operational Metro network in India after Delhi, according to Surya.

Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda said work by Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation and other agencies had helped resolve project bottlenecks and keep construction on schedule. He said the state government planned to build on the latest expansion and increase the city’s Metro network to 170 km by 2027.

After the Metro inauguration, Modi will travel to Mysuru to open the tilted LED dome planetarium at the Sri Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Centre for Higher Learning of the University of Mysore, at the foothills of Chamundi Hills. The facility has been described as the world’s first planetarium using the tilted LED dome format.

The visit will be Modi’s second trip to Mysuru in four months. He had visited the city on 1 August to inaugurate Viveka Smaraka, the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Youth Centre at Sri Ramakrishna Ashram. He is also expected to inaugurate a Miyawaki mini forest shaped like the Swachh Bharat Mission logo at Kempu Cheluvajammanni Nagar.

Separately, a technical glitch affected automated train announcements and real-time information display boards at all stations on Namma Metro’s Yellow Line for nearly an hour on Tuesday. Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation said the systems were unavailable from 4.55 pm to 5.50 pm, but train operations continued without disruption.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Bengaluru’s Namma Metro Pink Line on 13 November and travel on the new section from Tavarekere to IIMB-Bilekahalli station, Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya said. The Prime Minister will also inaugurate a tilted LED dome planetarium in Mysuru during the visit. The 7.5-km elevated section between Kalena Agrahara and Tavarekere will increase Bengaluru’s operational Metro network from 96.1 km to 103.6 km. The expansion will take the city’s network beyond 100 km and make it the second-largest operational Metro network in India after Delhi, according to Surya. Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda said work by Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation and other agencies had helped resolve project bottlenecks and keep construction on schedule. He said the state government planned to build on the latest expansion and increase the city’s Metro network to 170 km by 2027. After the Metro inauguration, Modi will travel to Mysuru to open the tilted LED dome planetarium at the Sri Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Centre for Higher Learning of the University of Mysore, at the foothills of Chamundi Hills. The facility has been described as the world’s first planetarium using the tilted LED dome format. The visit will be Modi’s second trip to Mysuru in four months. He had visited the city on 1 August to inaugurate Viveka Smaraka, the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Youth Centre at Sri Ramakrishna Ashram. He is also expected to inaugurate a Miyawaki mini forest shaped like the Swachh Bharat Mission logo at Kempu Cheluvajammanni Nagar. Separately, a technical glitch affected automated train announcements and real-time information display boards at all stations on Namma Metro’s Yellow Line for nearly an hour on Tuesday. Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation said the systems were unavailable from 4.55 pm to 5.50 pm, but train operations continued without disruption.

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