K'taka CM seeks Namma Metro funding, drought relief from PM Modi

At the Pink Line inauguration, which took Namma Metro past 103 km, CM DK Shivakumar urged the Prime Minister to ease the State’s metro cost burden. He sought time-bound approvals, city-specific costing, shared forex risk and operational losses, and Red Line approval. He also sought ₹62,482 crore in drought relief, better sugarcane prices, and a rethink on Western Ghats eco-sensitive zones.