Bengaluru, 23 May

Karnataka Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara said that a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the proposed Metro Rail line to Tumakuru from the Madavara stop in Bengaluru has been received by Vidhana Soudha and would be placed before the Cabinet for consideration.

Speaking to reporters after receiving the DPR in the presence of Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh, Home Department Additional Chief Secretary Tushar Girinath and BMRCL officials, Parameshwara said that a feasibility report was conducted at a cost of Rs 3.5 crore by a Hyderabad-based company for the proposed project.

“They strongly stated in the report that it could be done," the Tumakuru district in-charge Minister.

The Minister said discussions were subsequently held on preparing the DPR, and a tender was floated through the metro authorities.

The government is preparing to implement the project under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, with an estimated cost of around Rs 20,000 crore, Parameshwara said.

He added that the DPR contains detailed aspects, including the number and location of stations and the alignment along the National Highway corridor.

"It will be placed before the Cabinet, after which Expressions of Interest will be invited and tenders will be floated. The process will then begin. We do not yet know who will qualify or who will apply," he said.