<p>Bengaluru: In a move that will help streamline the Bengaluru Suburban Railway Project (BSRP), a tripartite agreement was signed on Wednesday between the Government of Karnataka, the railways and K-RIDE. </p>.<p>The project implementing agency, Railway Infrastructure Development Company (Karnataka), or K-RIDE, said the agreement specified the responsibilities and methodologies of coordination among the parties. </p>.<p>The agreement is "critical" to the successful completion of such a large project, K-RIDE added.</p>.<p>"The purpose is to establish broad principles of cooperation and modalities that will guide and govern the role of the Government of Karnataka, the Ministry of Railways, and K-RIDE in the effective implementation of the project," it said. </p>.New station planned at Bengaluru airport under suburban railway project.<p>According to K-RIDE, the agreement is one of the mandatory requirements for signing loan agreements with bilateral funding agencies. It will help complete the process of borrowing €800 million (Rs 7,438 crore) from the German Development Bank KfW and the European Investment Bank for the BSRP. </p>.<p>K-RIDE authorities hope to call and finalise tenders for the civil works of corridors 1 and 3, depots and systems work shortly. </p>.<p>Spanning 148.17 km, the BSRP is India's first suburban project under the National Suburban Rail Policy 2018. </p>.<p>It has four corridors, or lines, named after Kannada names for popular flowers: Sampige (KSR Bengaluru-Devanahalli, 41.4 km, plus a 5-km airport link); Mallige (Benniganahalli-Chikkabanavara, 25.01 km); Parijata (Kengeri-Whitefield, 35 km); and Kanaka (Heelalige-Rajanukunte, 46.88 km). </p>.<p>Groundwork has begun only on the Mallige Line, and its first piers are taking shape at Hebbal. </p>.<p>L&T has emerged as the lowest bidder for the civil contract for the Kanaka Line. K-RIDE is expected to award the contract soon. </p>.<p>The BSRP's foundation stone was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in June 2022 with a 40-month deadline, which has now been pushed to 2028. </p>
<p>Bengaluru: In a move that will help streamline the Bengaluru Suburban Railway Project (BSRP), a tripartite agreement was signed on Wednesday between the Government of Karnataka, the railways and K-RIDE. </p>.<p>The project implementing agency, Railway Infrastructure Development Company (Karnataka), or K-RIDE, said the agreement specified the responsibilities and methodologies of coordination among the parties. </p>.<p>The agreement is "critical" to the successful completion of such a large project, K-RIDE added.</p>.<p>"The purpose is to establish broad principles of cooperation and modalities that will guide and govern the role of the Government of Karnataka, the Ministry of Railways, and K-RIDE in the effective implementation of the project," it said. </p>.New station planned at Bengaluru airport under suburban railway project.<p>According to K-RIDE, the agreement is one of the mandatory requirements for signing loan agreements with bilateral funding agencies. It will help complete the process of borrowing €800 million (Rs 7,438 crore) from the German Development Bank KfW and the European Investment Bank for the BSRP. </p>.<p>K-RIDE authorities hope to call and finalise tenders for the civil works of corridors 1 and 3, depots and systems work shortly. </p>.<p>Spanning 148.17 km, the BSRP is India's first suburban project under the National Suburban Rail Policy 2018. </p>.<p>It has four corridors, or lines, named after Kannada names for popular flowers: Sampige (KSR Bengaluru-Devanahalli, 41.4 km, plus a 5-km airport link); Mallige (Benniganahalli-Chikkabanavara, 25.01 km); Parijata (Kengeri-Whitefield, 35 km); and Kanaka (Heelalige-Rajanukunte, 46.88 km). </p>.<p>Groundwork has begun only on the Mallige Line, and its first piers are taking shape at Hebbal. </p>.<p>L&T has emerged as the lowest bidder for the civil contract for the Kanaka Line. K-RIDE is expected to award the contract soon. </p>.<p>The BSRP's foundation stone was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in June 2022 with a 40-month deadline, which has now been pushed to 2028. </p>