On record
A CAG report tabled in August 2026 found that "improper estimation of land requirements," combined with prolonged delays in land acquisition, inflated Namma Metro's Phase 1 and 2 costs by over ₹6,600 crore. It also found BMRCL posted continuous cash losses from 2013-14 to 2021-22 and remains dependent on state government support to service its debt, with actual ridership falling well short of projections used to justify the heavy-metro design.
The official record states: "CAG attributed the overrun to "improper estimation of land requirements, combined with prolonged delays in acquisition"; no BMRCL rebuttal was reported."
“Six thousand six hundred crore of land nobody thought to measure properly first.”— Blunderlust Editorial Desk
Sources
- https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/bengaluru/lapses-inflated-bengaluru-metro-land-cost-by-rs-66k-crore-cag-4106425
- https://www.thenewsminute.com/karnataka/cag-flags-poor-ridership-and-rs-6603-crore-rise-in-bengaluru-metro-land-costs
Visitor reviews Satire
“Read the CAG report on the way to work on the metro it audits. Improper estimation of land requirements, it says, across both phases.”
“Rode a train built on ridership projections it has never met, on a network that has not covered its own costs in a decade.”
“The overrun on land alone is larger than most metros cost outright. We are told the acquisition was merely delayed.”
