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Bangalore Metro round-up July 18

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This week seemed like a low PR activity week for Namma Metro.

No, Mono isn't dead yet

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It might be the one legged cousin of super glamorous Metro. But the Mono project isn't dead if you thought so based on recent lack of news and updates on it. The Hindu reported that BMRC is close to making the call on picking a consultant for Mono. As expected, newspapers have more meat than BMRC website itself. However, BMRC has this cryptic sounding note on their news page right now:

Metro Stations - Artist's impressions

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I must admit I know not about the authenticity of these images.

Here are some images (credit Skyscrapercity.com) that tell us how our Metro stations are going to look like.

 

Train and rain

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The more I read about the way BMRC is doing things, I must admit, the more impressed I am!

Now they announce that they are going to harvest rain-water. They will collect and store rain water and use it to water the plants that would be planted beside/below the track.

 

Bangalore Metro @ Google Videos

The Bangalore Metro @ Google Videos ....

The Bangalore Metro Rail @ Flickr

The Bangalore Metro @ Flickr ....

Consultants bring rigor to metro

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Folks at Metro seem to know what they are doing. Of course their actions in past indicate that, but today they have signed up a group of consultants to help them execute the project better. Here is the news.

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