Brief by Shorts91 NewsDesk / 08:18am on 10 Aug 2025,Sunday India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Bengaluru on August 10 to inaugurate key infrastructure projects aimed at transforming the city’s connectivity. He flagged off three new Vande Bharat Express trains connecting Bengaluru–Belagavi, Amritsar–Vaishno Devi, and Nagpur–Pune raising India’s total to 150 such trains. Modi also inaugurated the 19.15 km Yellow Line of Namma Metro, linking RV Road to Bommasandra with 16 stations, built at a cost of ₹5,056 crore. Additionally, he laid the foundation stone for Phase-3 of the metro expansion, a ₹15,611 crore project adding 44.65 km and 31 stations. These developments are expected to ease traffic congestion, boost public transport, and improve daily commute for lakhs of Bengaluru residents.
