Three months after Tamil Nadu MP from Krishnagiri constituency A Chellakumar presented a proposal to Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai to extend the Bangalore Metro to Hosur, the CM has given his nod.
News18 reported The extension of about 20 km from Bommasandra in Karnataka to Hosur in Tamil Nadu will benefit both the states immensely. The industrial city Hosur in TN shares its borders with India’s Silicon Valley, Bengaluru, and the expansion of the metro line will give a much needed boost to industries in both the states – upcoming electronics manufacturing and electric mobility hub Hosur and well-established IT hotspot Bangalore. The move by Bommai will help in “last-mile connectivity” of Karnataka’s Namma Metro (our metro) between Hosur and Bengaluru. According to mobility experts, 10 to 15 thousand employees travel between Hosur and Bangalore every day.
In terms of location, Hosur is about 20.5 kms from Bommasandra Metro Terminal in Bengaluru. Of this, 11.7 km falls within Karnataka and the remaining 8.8 km falls in Tamil Nadu. The Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation states that “it requires utmost coordination between both Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and to share the project cost and monetary support during the operation of the public transport system connecting these two points”.
In March, a meeting was held between Chellakumar, Bommai and Karnataka’s Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah to discuss the merits of the proposal. Bommai then responded positively to a fact-finding study on the proposal. Now, he has put the responsibility of “studying the line between Bommasandra and Hosur” on the Tamil Nadu government.
A letter accessed by News18 to Anjum Parvez, Managing Director, Namma Metro, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, said, “The proposal to extend the Metro line from Bommasandra to Hosur was submitted to the Government of Karnataka and Hon. was. The Chief Minister has approved the proposal that the Tamil Nadu government may conduct studies for the line between Bommasandra and Hosur.
Hosur is fast developing into Electric Vehicle (EV) engineering and a nerve center for over 4,000 MSMEs. Domestic industry giants such as TVS Motors, Ashok Leyland, Tata Electronics and Taiwan’s Delta Electronics have set up large-scale manufacturing units in Hosur and Krishnagiri with their operations and communications offices in Bengaluru.
Speaking about the development of News18, Chellakumar said that in principle the BMRCL in its letter to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in Delhi states that the Karnataka government has given its approval.
“We await a formal communication of the same to the Tamil Nadu government,” Chellakumar told this reporter. “A major part of the metro work will come under Karnataka, so after my discussion with the MD of Chennai Metro, he suggested that Bangalore Metro conduct the DPR (Detailed Project Report) for this extension. Namma Metro is already operating the Metro service and will also operate this extended line on a daily basis. BMRCL (Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited) will be in a better position to assess and provide the DPR. We are ready to bear the cost which will be involved from Tamil Nadu side,” he said.
The MP also said that he would soon meet Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin to discuss the proposal for Hosur-Bengaluru extension and preparation of DPR to BMRCL.
“I will meet Bommai and Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah on the further course of action. I am also very grateful for their cooperation in this matter,” he added.
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