Bengaluru Metro’s long-pending Yellow Line, stretching between RV Road and Bommasandra, connecting with tech hub Electronics City will be operational by May 2025. The Yellow Line was initially scheduled to be operational in December 2021. The Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation (BMRCL) is facing a shortage of rolling stock, which has delayed the Yellow Line. As reported by Moneycontrol earlier, BMRCL plans to commence operations with three trains running at a 30-minute frequency. In December 2019, CRRC Nanjing Puzhen was awarded the contract to supply 216 coaches to B MRCL with an expected delivery timeline of 173 weeks. The delay in coach delivery is primarily attributed to the Indo-China border standoff of June 2020. Subsequently,CRRC faced challenges in identifying a local manufacturer to meet the 75 percent local production requirement under the Make in India initiative. Other factors, including COVID-19, foreign direct investment policies, and trade restrictions with China, further delayed supply.