Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. move to float tenders for preparing the detailed project report (DPR) for the 59.6-km metro corridor between Madavara in Bengaluru and Tumakuru has come in for criticism from BJP MP Tejasvi Surya who has said the government should instead focus on developing the long-pending suburban rail project and improving connectivity to Tumakuru.

This line is estimated to cost Rs 20,896 crore with 27 stations, including two planned for the future.

\"Tumakuru needs world class connectivity to Bengaluru. No doubt. But is metro the right option? Building a metro to Tumakuru is an urban planning nightmare. The exorbitant cost involved to build it just does not make sense – this is what we have suburban trains for,\" the Bengaluru South MP said in a post on X on Mon

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