Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has finally fast-tracked the construction work on two depots in Phase-II of the projects. The civil works pertaining to Metro lines had commenced along all routes on the 72.1-km metro stretch. The Commerce and Industries department, the parent body of the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) assured that the problematic patches of land at Kothanur and Hebbagoddi depots will be finalized in a fortnight. Kothanur depot will be stabling and maintaining trains that will run on the R V Road-Bommasandra Line (Reach-5) while Hebbagodi depot will cater to the Gottigere to Nagavara Line (Reach-6), general manager, Land Acquisition Cell, BMRCL, M S Channappa Goudar said, adding that the process relating to tendering of these depots will gain momentum in the next few days.
