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K-RIDE May Re-Tender Two Corridors After L&T Standoff

2025-09-12

Karnataka Rail Infrastructure Development Company (K-RIDE), the implementing agency for the Bengaluru suburban rail project, may re-tender two corridors previously awarded to L&T after a prolonged standoff over land handover.

Work on the 25-km Mallige Line (Baiyyappanahalli–Chikkabanavara) and 46-km Kanaka Line (Heelalige–Rajanakunte) has been suspended since March 2025. L&T halted operations after K-RIDE reportedly failed to provide the required land.

The K-RIDE board discussed scrapping the existing contracts and floating fresh tenders, with a final decision expected within 15 days after State Industries and Infrastructure Development Minister MB Patil returns from Japan. K-RIDE MD Govinda Reddy confirmed no final decision has been made yet.

Tentuloi and Bhubaneswar. Land acquisition and related hurdles were also discussed.

Vaishnaw highlighted ongoing projects worth about Rs 900 billion in Odisha, stressing that railway line construction is progressing faster than in the past. He said the state has achieved 100 per cent electrification, 59 Amrit stations are under development, and two Amrit Bharat trains are already operational.

Among those present were MPs Bhartruhari Mahtab, Rudra Narayan Pani, Pradeep Purohit, Anita Subhadarsini, and Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi.

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