Elected representatives seek renaming of three Pink Line metro stations
The proposed changes include renaming Tavarekere Metro Station to Sudduguntepalya Metro Station, J.P. Nagar 4th Phase Metro Station to N.S. Palya Metro Station, and IIMB Metro Station to Bilekahalli Metro Station.
A group of elected representatives, comprising Ministers, MPs and MLAs, cutting across party lines, have submitted a request to the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, seeking the renaming of three stations on Bengaluru’s Namma Metro Pink Line.
The proposed changes include renaming Tavarekere Metro Station to Sudduguntepalya Metro Station, J.P. Nagar 4th Phase Metro Station to N.S. Palya Metro Station, and IIMB Metro Station to Bilekahalli Metro Station.
The official request has been submitted to the Union Ministry through the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL).
The group comprises Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment Ramalinga Reddy, Greater Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda, MP for Bengaluru South Tejasvi Surya, and MLAs Satish Reddy, Uday Garudachar and M. Krishnappa.
“I am confident that the necessary approval will be granted by the Union Ministry and that these names will be implemented soon,” Mr. Reddy said.
The request comes ahead of the inauguration of the 7.5-km elevated section of the Pink Line, between Kalena Agrahara and Tavarekere, scheduled for November 13. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to inaugurate the stretch.
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