Bengaluru Metro Phase 3: Wait longer for environment report
EIA, which will determine the exact number of trees to be affected during the construction, is crucial for the agency to move ahead with the detailed project report (DPR).
"We initially planned to get the report reviewed by Aug but were forced to conduct a second round of public stakeholder meetings due to low turnout previously," a BMRCL official said. This delay will, in turn, affect DPR for the phase.
While the initial estimate of trees to be affected was close to 11,000, the figure was later reduced to 6,000.
However, an official confirmation on the exact number of trees to be removed will only be made clear in the EIA report.
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At Monday's environmental stakeholders' meeting, the agency reiterated that every tree affected would be compensated either by transplanting or by replanting saplings. Among the attendees of the meeting, Vinod Jacob from Namma Bengaluru Foundation said there has been no clarity from BMRCL on the location of the trees to be transplanted or replanted.
"I asked them where they are planning to replant the axed trees.
Planting a few trees in Kolar is not a solution," he said.
Metro's Phase 3 is a crucial project to elevate public transport in the city, as the 44km long corridor will provide connectivity to the traffic-congested western part of Outer Ring Road.
The fully elevated project has been divided into two corridors. Corridor I will link JP Nagar 4th Phase to Kempapura over 32.1km, while Corridor II will run from Hosahalli to Kadabagere, covering 12.5km.
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