Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation (BMRCL) operated tunnel boring machine (TBM) Rudra completed its 718-mtr-long journey in 100 days by achieving a breakthrough from Lakkasandra Metro station on 26 October, 2023.
This achievement marks the seventh out of nine TBMs of BMRCL working on the Pink Line’s underground corridor. On 14 July 2023, TBM Rudra started its third and final tunnelling phase from Lakkasandra station.
According to the BMRCL, Rudra had successfully tunnelled 613.2 mtrs. between the South Ramp and Dairy Circle station and 746.2 mtrs. between Dairy Circle and Lakkasandra station in its earlier stages.
Further, this section is part of the Pink Line between Kalena Agrahara and Nagawara being constructed under Phase-II of the Namma Metro project.
