Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has ordered the officials to complete the detailed project reports (DPRs) for the proposed Metro Rail projects in the Future City, Shamirpet and Medchal areas by March-end this year.
The Chief Minister asked the authorities to get the approval of DPRs from the Union government for three Metros Rail networks and call tenders by April-end.
CM Revanth Reddy held a review on the progress of metro expansion, development of the radial roads and elevated corridors in Hyderabad city. He asked the officials to complete the land acquisition for the Metro Rail projects on the stretch of Rajiv Gandhi International Airport-Future City Metro (40 km), JBS-Shamirpet Metro (22 km) and Paradise-Medchal Metro Rail (23 km) immediately. The CM emphasized that the elevated corridors should be developed to meet the future needs and a comprehensive study should be done at the field level while designing the alignment.
The Chief Minister suggested to the officials that the metro line works on Medchal stretch should be taken up keeping in mind the already existing three flyovers on the national highway on the particular route and instructed them to start the construction of elevated corridors at the earliest.
Shamirpet and Medchal Metro Rail network will start at the same place and a big junction will be established with modern facilities to meet the future needs, the CM said, suggesting the junction should be developed in a way that people of the respective areas need not to come to the city for every work and ensure all the facilities are available there. The officials are also instructed to prepare a complete plan to develop the junction.
The CM also ordered the officials that the construction of radial roads should be developed by the Hyderabad Growth Corridor Limited (HGCL). Chief Minister’s Advisor Vem Narender Reddy, State Government Advisor (Infrastructure) Srinivasa Raju, Special Secretary to the Chief Minister Ajith Reddy, Municipal Commissioner and Urban Development Department Principal Secretary Dana Kishore, Hyderabad Metro Rail MD NVS Reddy, HMDA Commissioner Sarfaraz Ahmed, Flagship Programmes Commissioner Shashanka and others participated in the meeting.
