TOI recently read:
"South stretch, particularly on R V Road, progressing well on time and is a copy book for all other stretches,'' BMRC MD Sivasailam told The Times Of India. Much of this stretch might currently see no more than the barricades, awaiting the start of the underground work. And part of it also stalled a bit by initial protests against tree felling and pending legal issues. But, work on this stretch has been progressing on track. Nearly 50 test piles are laid on R V Road, he said. "
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Its sad that we had to wait many years to find the perfect example for timely progress for the Bangalore metro..but the silver lining is we have found it now!
L&T Ramboll is associated with the construction here.. they are making progress even with all the problems around lalbaugh and rv road..
So what made us miss these people from the begining..probably they would have exit from MG road by now!
Is it just the tender process deciding who gets the job? If it is, then its a sad story!
There certainly needs to be a prequalification check before acertaining the winning bid..
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