metro india news  I hyderabad

The Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy instructed officials to prepare a new plan to expand the metro rail by 40 kilometers from the Airport to the Young India Skills Development University in Future City.  The government already proposed to develop the Future City in an area of about 30,000 acres.  In view of the future expansion needs of the city, the metro should be extended up to Mirkhanpet, he said, suggesting that a DPR with the necessary estimates be prepared and sent to the center.

He also instructed the Along with HMDA, the FSDA (Future City Development Authority) will also be a partner in the Metro Rail expansion project. Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has decided to extend the Metro Rail network upto the Future City and instructed the officials concerned to prepare the required final proposals in this regard.

In the meeting, the Chief Minister inquired about the progress of the proposals for the second phase Metro rail project. The officials apprised the Chief Minister of the status of the project including the pending approval from the union government. The officials told the Chief Minister that the Metro authorities already met and held discussions with officials in Delhi seeking the center’s approval recently.

The government sent the DPRs to the Centre for the second phase of Hyderabad Metro Rail project to be taken up on 76.4 km stretch,  which includes Nagole to Shamshabad Airport (36.8 km), Rayadurgam-Kokapet Neopolis (11.6 km), MGBS-Chandrayanagutta (7.5 km), Miyapur-Patancheru (13.4 km), LB Nagar-Hayat Nagar (7.1 km). The estimated  cost of the  project is Rs  24,269 crore. The Centre and the State government  prepared proposals to undertake this project as a joint venture by earmarking funds equally ( 50 : 50 ).