Bengaluru Metro Pink Line is set to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his scheduled visit to the city on Friday, according to a report by the Times of India. The visit will also include the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Prashanti Kutiram, a yoga and research institution associated with S-VYASA University.
The metro inauguration is the main urban infrastructure event in the Prime Minister’s Bengaluru programme. The report does not provide details on the line’s route, station count, commercial operating date or passenger services. Those operational details will determine when and how commuters can begin using the new corridor.
Modi is scheduled to attend the anniversary programme at S-VYASA University, where the event is expected to begin at 10am. The celebrations mark 50 years of Prashanti Kutiram and also commemorate the birth centenary of author HV Sheshadri.
The programme is being organised by the S-VYASA Registered Society. RSS Sarkaryavah Dattatreya Hosabale is scheduled to attend as the distinguished guest. Karnataka governor Sudha Yadav, chief minister DK Shivakumar and Ahn Byeong-Gu, mayor of South Korea’s Miryang City, are listed as guests of honour.
For Bengaluru, the Pink Line inauguration forms part of the city’s continuing expansion of its rail-based public transport network. However, the source report does not specify whether the inauguration will coincide with the opening of the line to passengers or announce a later commercial launch. Details on fares, service frequency, safety clearances and integration with existing metro services were also not included.
The visit will additionally feature events linked to S-VYASA’s institutional expansion. H. R. Nagendra, president of the VYASA Society, said the institution was developing a specialised research laboratory called Ritambhara to study what he described as higher dimensions of yoga, including Samadhi. He also announced the launch of S-VYASA’s Thiruvananthapuram campus to coincide with the Prime Minister’s visit.
The institution said it would organise a free artificial limb fitting camp as part of the birth centenary commemorations. Prem Bhandari, chief adviser for international affairs at S-VYASA and a representative of Jaipur Foot USA, said 1,000 people would receive artificial limbs under the initiative. Bhandari also referred to Modi’s association with a Jaipur Foot camp inaugurated in 2016.
The Bengaluru programme therefore combines a major public transport milestone with institutional and social initiatives. For metro users, the next important confirmation will be the operational schedule and passenger-access arrangements for the Pink Line. The Prime Minister’s inauguration programme and the S-VYASA celebrations are scheduled for Friday.
