Hyderabad metro rail project to see feasibility study
The feasibility study for change in alignment of L&T Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited will be concluded within month and submitted to the Telangana Government. Thereafter, if the changes are to be brought about, which the Government would decide, the concessionaire L&T would be compensated.
This could mean an additional investment of about few hundred crores said NVS Reddy, Managing Director of Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited. The Rs 14,132-crore elevated metro rail project spanning 72-km across three dense corridors is at an advanced stage of implementation.
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao had recently suggested that the metro rail line be changed in two locations, one to protect heritage monuments and pass behind the State Assembly building and the other one to protect shops in the busy Sultan Bazaar area. Reddy said the Government would take up a study on the suggestion made by the Chief Minister to extend the metro line to 200 km from the current project length of 72 km.
This decision has been taken solely to preserve the heritage buildings in Hyderabad. The change in the metro line construction would be studied in detail.
Source: The Hindu Business Line
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