On 08 February, 2024, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar announced that work on Reach 6 of Phase-II of Namma Metro in Bengaluru is progressing well and anticipated to be completed in 2025.

The Minister witnessed the groundbreaking of the metro tunnel with a giant drilling machine at the KG Halli Metro station. The total length of the tunnel on this route is 13.76 km, and the stretch between Dairy Circle and Nagavara will have 12 stations. The total length of the route from Kalena Agrahara to Nagavara is 21.26 km. The construction of this stretch is awarded to Afcons, L&T and ITD. Currently, nine tunnel drilling machines are functioning, of these, seven are nearing completion.

About 75 percent of work is complete on the 12 stations on the route. The interchange stations at Jayadeva Hospital, MG Road, Cantonment, and Nagavara are the major stations on this route. The Minister also stated that there are plans to build tunnel roads in Bengaluru. In terms of the airport metro line, the work is underway. The state government has instructed to build two levels wherever pillars have not been cast yet. One level will be used for the road and the other for the Metro.

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRCL) will jointly work on this. The cost of the flyover will be borne by the BBMP while BMRCL will take care of the Metro project cost. This is likely to go a long way in helping resolve the regular traffic chaos in Bengaluru. Around 98 percent of land acquisition is complete. As much as 53 percent of the construction work has been completed, and work on the 17 elevated Metro stations is in progress.

The government has already instructed to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) for Tumakuru, Anekal and Bidadi routes.