News > Namma Metro project claims 38 lives till date, ₹3.15 crore paid as compensation, reveals Chief Minister

Namma Metro project claims 38 lives till date, ₹3.15 crore paid as compensation, reveals Chief Minister

19/02/2023 11:02 PM | Click to read full article

Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, who also holds the portfolio of Bengaluru Development, which includes BMRCL executing the project, in a written response to JD(S) MLC T.A. Sharavana in the ongoing session of the State Legislature, stated that till date, accidents involving the metro rail project affected a total of 50 people, of which 38 died. The foundation for the metro rail project was laid in 2006 and since then, BMRCL has been executing the project in a phased manner. 

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