CM Revanth sets March deadline for completing DPRs for Future City, Shamirpet, Medchal metro corridors

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has asked the officials to complete Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) for the proposed metro rail projects in Future City, Shamirpet, and Medchal areas by the end of March.

Revanth Reddy held a review on the progress of metro expansion and development of the radial roads and elevated corridors in Hyderabad city at his Jubilee Hills residence. He asked the officials concerned to get the approval of DPRs from the Centre for three metro rail networks and call for tenders by the end of April.

Referring to the land acquisition for the Metro Rail stretches, the chief minister said that officials should 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) at the earliest.

After going through the PowerPoint presentation given by the officials over the present status of the metro rail works, Revanth Reddy emphasized that the elevated corridors should be developed to meet 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 the 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 metros rail network will start at the same place and a big junction will be established with modern facilities to meet the future needs,” the chief minister said. He also suggested the officials develop a junction 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.

Revanth Reddy asked the Hyderabad Growth Corridor Limited (HGCL) to focus on developing radial roads in the city. Hyderabad Metro Rail MD NVS Reddy, HMDA Commissioner Sarfaraz Ahmed, and other senior officials were also present.