ORDER

The issue raised

1. Grievance in this application is against construction of Bangalore Metro Rail Project (the project) without requisite Environmental Clearance (EC) under the EIA Notification dated 14.09.2006.

2. Case of the applicant is that Respondent No. 1, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (PP) has started undertaking the project without requisite EC. The project will have serious adverse environmental impact. The project is to be executed in three phases. Details of the first phase are as follows:

 East-West Corridor from Baiyappanahalli Terminal to Mysore Road Terminal – 18:10 km  North-South Corridor from Hesaraghatta cross Station to Puttenahalli cross-24.20 km.

3. Details of the second phase are as follows:

 The Nort-South corridor is to be extended from Puttenahalli to Anjanapura Township (Nice Road) along the Kanakapura Road and from Hesarghatta cross to Bangalore International Exhibition Center (BIEC) on Tumkur Road (NH-4).

 The East-West Corridor is to be extended from Mysore Road to Kengeri and Baiyappanahalli to white field. As regards extension of North-South corridor to Electronic City- Bommasandra Industrial Area, Government of Karnataka has desired that