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Spurred by news that Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) BMRCL was looking to go for an alternative route to the airport via Hebbal, rail activists have suggested a cheaper and shorter route. Rajkumar Dugar, an IT professional who lives in Vasanthnagar, has designed an alternate route for the R6 Metro line to the airport that can cut down the distance by 4. 18 km.Rajkumar Dugar, suggests, “From Shivajinagar Bus Stand to Cantonment Railway Station, the alignment proposed in Version 1 should be retained. From the station, build an elevated line to Mehkri Circle and from there, to Hebbal Flyover.” He says, this alternate, reduced route will cut costs. Also, it will be faster to construct an elevated line. An added bonus is that Madina Maidan will be saved. This will also help reduce traffic along Sankey Road.On October 15, it was reported that the Metro line proposed from Nagawara to(KIA) is likely to be realigned to run through Hebbal due to the presence of a high-pressure Bengaluru-Mangalurupipeline passing through the originally proposed route, ruling out any construction activity in its vicinity. BMRCL has come up with a third version of R6 - the line from Gottigere to Nagawara to solve the problem. The first version had Cantonment Metro Station opposite the main entrance of Cantonment Railway Station, while the second version had proposed the construction of Cantonment Metro Station on the Madina Maidan. The third version proposed by BMRCL now has the line turning before Nagawara towards Hebbal Flyover along the Ring Road.“Each kilometre of construction for Metro costs up to Rs 250 crore. If they go by this alternate route, the distance will cut short by 4.18 km. They can save up to Rs 2,000 crore. I have suggested elevated ways as an underground line will take five to seven years to finish. We cannot wait that long for the Metro to go till the airport. The need for land acquisition will be eliminated as well as the roads at Mehkri Circle are wide enough to accommodate pillars,” he says.