CM Revanth Reddy to lay foundation for Old City metro rail at Falaknuma on March 8
1,100 properties will be affected by road widening up to 100 feet as per the master plan and to 120 feet at the station locations
By Kaniza Garari Published on 4 March 2024 11:31 AM GMT
Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to lay the foundation stone for the Old City metro rail project at Falaknuma on March 8, announced HMRL MD NVS Reddy on Monday.
The Phase-I metro rail work in a 5.5 km stretch from MGBS to Falaknuma of Corridor II Green Line from JBS to Falaknuma was not taken up earlier. After the formation of the new government, CM Revanth Reddy directed HMRL officials to take up Old City Metro rail works on priority.
Metro rail in Old City
The route of the metro rail will be from Darulshifa – Puranihaveli – Etebarchowk – Alijakotla – Mir Momin Daira – Haribowli – Shalibanda – Shamsheergunj – Aliabad and ends at Falaknuma metro rail station as originally planned.
There would be four stations namely Salarjung Museum, Charminar, Shalibanda and Falaknuma. He explained that though the alignment and the stations are about 500 metres away from the monuments, two of the stations are to be named after Salarjung Museum and Charminar due to their historical importance.
No religious or heritage structure to be affected
Around 1,100 properties will be affected by road widening up to 100 feet as per the master plan and to 120 feet at the station locations. The project is expected to cost about Rs 2,000 crores including road widening and shifting of the utilities, he stated.
“As directed by the CM Revanth Reddy, engineering solutions are being worked out to ensure that no religious or heritage structure is affected in this stretch either in road widening or in metro rail construction,” Reddy said.
Chandrayangutta will be interchange station
The line will be further extended by another 1.5 km from Falaknuma to Chandrayangutta, which will be developed as a major interchange station on the newly planned airport line of Nagole – LB Nagar – Chandrayangutta – Mailardevpally – P7 Road – Shamshabad Airport, he added.
On Sunday, G Niranjan along with Congress leaders met NVS Reddy to take up the works of metro rail in Old City.
