00:00But let's switch focus to our top story here on Super 6.
00:03So what's happening in the southern states?
00:04Prime Minister Modi is in Karnataka, visited Bengaluru and then Mysore.
00:09And one of the biggest headlines was that another link of the Nama Metro,
00:15the Bangalore Metro, was launched.
00:17The 100-kilometer mark has been crossed of Nama Metro with the pink line.
00:22But a political fight over who pays for it is now overshadowing the milestone.
00:27Karnataka and the centre are quoting conflicting funding figures.
00:31This controversy could now delay cost revisions and approvals for future projects as well.
00:37Not the first time we've seen this kind of a fight play out
00:40between the state and centre over Metro in Karnataka.
00:50Bengaluru's Nama Metro has just crossed the 100-kilometer milestone
00:55with the inauguration of the pink line on Friday.
00:59The pink line connects Kalena-Agarahara to Tawar Kere.
01:04It was built at a cost of around Rs. 3,470 crore.
01:09It offers interchange with the existing network
01:12and is expected to ease traffic congestion.
01:41Even as the city celebrates, the inauguration was made possible.
01:44Marred by a credit war between the centre and the D.K. Shiva Kumar government.
01:50Metro projects may bring a 50-50 partnership,
01:54but actual financial burden in the state, which is higher.
01:58In Bangalore Metro, bears the cost of the land,
02:00about 50 land acquisition for 50-50.
02:03But still, the central taxes, 100% of the state taxes,
02:08remain the entire of most costs with us.
02:11Greater Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Bairagoda claims
02:16that Karnataka paid Rs. 65,291 crore or 83.8%
02:22of the Rs. 77,891 crore approved for Nama Metro's Phase 3.
02:51Bangalore South MP Tijasri Surya has rejected the claim
02:54by the Congress government.
02:55Surya claims that the centre's share was 53.35%.
03:00In 2014, Bangalore Metro network was only 7 km.
03:10And today, in your network,
03:14Bangalore Metro, Nama Metro has hit a century.
03:18Bangalore Metro network is today at 103 km.
03:23Two competing claims, one Nama Metro.
03:26The slugfest between the Congress and the BJP
03:28has led to fears that the controversy could delay approval
03:31for revised cost estimates and future projects of Nama Metro.
03:37For citizens, the question is simple.
03:39Will the credit war slow down the next metro line?
03:43Bureau Report, India Today.
