A former Air Force man allegedly jumped onto the track while a train was approaching at Jalahalli metro station on Monday on Monday, but the timely action of metro staffs saved his life, officials said. Following the incident, metro services were briefly affected on the Green Line.
According to Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRCL), Anil Kumar Pandey, Ex-Air Force man from Bihar jumped on the track while the train was approaching at Jalahalli metro station around 10.25 am on Monday.
Immediately after his jump, Emergency Trip System ETS was operated and BMRCL staffs rescued him. According to preliminary information he has no injuries. The normalcy of train services on the entire Green Line was resumed at 10.50 am.
From 10.25 am to 10.50 am, four trains were operated in a short loop between Yeshwanthpur and Slik Institute instead of up to Madavara Metro station, a senior BMRCL official said.
Bengaluru Metro Rail set for major fare hike
The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) is all set for a significant fare hike, citing increasing operational costs, sources said on Sunday. According to BMRCL sources, the hike would be somewhere between 30 to 40 per cent.
This comes close on the heels of the state transport department increasing bus fare by 15 per cent across all categories. "The BMRCL board has almost approved the hike and it's quite likely that the revised fare would be effected this month itself," a BMRCL officer told.
According to him, the operational cost has escalated exponentially, which made the board take this decision. "We are funded by various agencies and financial institutions and we have to clear those loans. Hence, hike is inevitable," the officer said.
(With PTI inputs)
