Bengaluru residents have demanded that the government open the elevated section of the metro’s Pink Line before its November 13 inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, arguing that the delayed project should not be “further delayed”.

Last week, the Commissioner for Metro Railway Safety granted clearance for the 7.5-km first phase of the line, expected to cover six stations–Kalena Agrahara, Hulimavu, IIM Bangalore , and JP Nagar 4th Phase, Jayadeva Hospital and Tavarekere. The Jayadeva Hospital stop will provide an interchange with the Yellow Line.

An official said the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) confirmed the date and that he is likely to attend another programme in Mysuru the same day.

Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar wrote a letter to Modi on October 6, requesting him to inaugurate the line.

The Bengaluru Navanirmana Party said on X that the project was already delayed by six years and that all the state capital needed now was an opening date for the metro section.

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