Centre to consider Bengaluru Metro Phase-2 revised cost and Phase-3A after State approvals: Manohar Lal
Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal said in Bengaluru on 23 May 2025 that the Centre will examine the Bengaluru Metro Phase-2 revised cost and the ~37-km Phase-3A proposal after the required State approvals and expert appraisal.
Summary
Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs and Power Manohar Lal reviewed urban missions in Bengaluru on 23 May 2025. He said the revised cost estimate of Bengaluru Metro Phase-2 will be examined for Central approval once the proposal approved by the State Cabinet is received. About 75 km of metro is operational in Bengaluru and about 145 km is under construction; the Centre recently sanctioned 45 km of Phase-3 at a cost of ₹15,600 crore. Karnataka has proposed Phase-3A of about 37 km at an estimated ₹28,400 crore, whose cost needs examination by an expert agency. He also urged the State to prioritise legacy waste management and use the SSASCI 2025-26 scheme for urban reforms.
Key facts
- Date
- 23 May 2025, Bengaluru
- Operational
- About 75 km
- Under construction
- About 145 km
- Phase-3 (sanctioned)
- 45 km, ₹15,600 crore
- Phase-3A (proposed)
- About 37 km, about ₹28,400 crore; cost to be examined by expert agency
- Phase-2
- Revised cost to be examined after State Cabinet approval
Practice MCQs 2 questions
As per the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry (May 2025), what are the proposed length and estimated cost of Bengaluru Metro Phase-3A?
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Correct answer: A — About 37 km, about ₹28,400 crore
Karnataka's Phase-3A proposal is about 37 km at about ₹28,400 crore; 45 km of Phase-3 was sanctioned at ₹15,600 crore.
Consider the following statements about Bengaluru Metro as of May 2025: 1. Phase-3A has already been sanctioned by the Central Government. 2. About 145 km of metro network is operational in Bengaluru. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: D — Neither 1 nor 2
Both are wrong: Phase-3A is only proposed and its cost is to be examined; about 75 km is operational and about 145 km is under construction.