As per the estimate done in 2005-06, the total cost of the project in second phase was Rs 5,453 crore. The estimate has been revised at Rs 6,395 crore. The state Cabinet, which met on Tuesday, cleared the revised estimate.
The second phase of the metro rail project covers 51 km. The second phase includes: connecting Mysore Road Terminal to Kengeri (7.7 km); Byapannahalli to ITPL (11.6km); Hesarghatta Cross - Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (4.20 km); Puttenahalli Cross - Anjanapura (6.7 km) and IIMB to Nagavara (21 km).
The duration for completion of second phase is five years.