Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited gets new managing director
, has got a new managing director: Senior IAS officer Ravishankar J.
BBMP chief commissioner Maheshwar Rao M, who was holding additional charge of MD, BMRCL, was relieved of the charge.
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The new MD takes charge at a time when BMRCL is facing multiple challenges.
The new MD is tasked with commissioning the 19-km Yellow Line, for which several deadlines were set in the past two years and missed. BMRCL is hopeful of opening the line with three sets of trains by Aug 15.
CMRS inspection likely in next week
The crucial safety inspection by the Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) is likely to happen next week.
A senior BMRCL official said, "We have received the crucial Independent Safety Assessment (ISA) certification for the driverless train and signalling systems on the new line. We are currently reviewing documents before submitting them to CMRS. The inspection is likely to take place next week."
The line can be opened only after safety clearance from CMRS.
Aug 15 deadline likely to missed
Bangalore South MP Tejasvi Surya, in a social media post, said according to BMRCL, they may not achieve Aug 15 deadline. "Last I spoke to BMRCL on June 17, they said Aug 15 may be difficult." Meanwhile, the MP met Union minister for housing and urban affairs (MoHUA) Manohar Lal, seeking his intervention for early CMRS clearance and early commissioning of the line.
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