Title - Metro underground work near Majestic gets nod

New Delhi : The Railway Ministry gave its nod to the Bangalore Metro to take up underground work near Majestic, on Thursday.Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda who met Union Railway Minister Mukul Roy here, told reporters that “The Railway minister has agreed to allow the works at Majestic (off Platform Road) and construction will resume soon.”Earlier, the Railways had stalled the Metro underground construction work in some of the areas around Majestic and demanded the Bangalore Metro Railway Corporation Limited (BMRCL) to clear the balance amount for the land. “The State government had given some amount to the Railways and will pay the balance amount soon,” Gowda said adding that a high-level committee in the State will decide the amount to be paid to the Railways. He also said that Railway Board official will visit Bangalore to discuss with the State officials about these issues. On Platform Road, the BMRCL needs land to construct a down-ramp for the North-South corridor; in Mahatma Gandhi Colony, the land is required to build an underground station. While work progressed in Mahatma Gandhi Colony, there was a dispute over space at the other two locations. Around 23,000 sq mt of railway land has been allotted to the BMRCL permanently in these areas, in addition to around 9,000 sq mt of temporary space, the chief minister added.