Changing Times, Transforming Neighbourhoods
Transforming Impacts of the Metro Construction
This section discusses the construction of the Pottery Town Metro Station on the selected site. First, we briefly discuss the metro construction process, its timeline, and how the local residents found out about it. Then, we showcase the different narratives of impacts and transformation brought about by the metro construction process within its surrounding neighbourhoods and on the local residents.
About the Construction Process
The construction of Pottery Town Metro Station began in 2019 as part of Metro R6 line of Phase II (Pink Line) of Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL). The European Investment Bank (EIB), in association with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), are supporting the implementation of Reach 6 of the Bangalore Metro Rail Project.
Locating the metro construction site
Land use plan
The playground of Featherlite Pottery Town Govt. High School, which was owned by BBMP, was acquired for the metro construction. The choice of site was based on the underlying principles of acquiring minimal private land and causing the least disturbance to properties by acquiring government land wherever possible. In this process, a preference for open land was key and and a prerequisite was to cause minimum disturbance to people, ecology and biodiversity.
Here's a representation of how the local communities found out about the upcoming construction
Once the construction is completed, the BMRCL has stated that the temporarily acquired properties such as playgrounds and common property resources will be restored. Here, we delve deep into the impacts and responses of residents to this transformation of the playground into the metro construction site.
