MGBS, LB Nagar to get direct metro connections to Hyderabad airport

Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday reviewed Hyderabad Metro Rail proposal for phase-two. After a detailed presentation by Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd (HMRL) MD NVS Reddy, the Chief Minister directed the official that the expansion proposal should cater to major parts of the city and serve maximum number of commuters. He asked the MD to refine the proposal in coordination with Commissioner of Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority.

On the proposal of HMRL to widen the road from Darulshifa Junction to Shalibanda Junction in the Old city, the Chief Minister instructed that the feasibility of widening the road to 100 ft from Darulshifa Jn up to Falaknuma Junction should be examined in consultation with public representatives of the Old city. He is of the opinion that this Metro Line will open up the Old city for rapid development on par with the other parts of the city. However, he directed that during the road widening and Metro Rail planning, none of the identified 103 religious, heritage and other sensitive structures in Old city shall be adversely impacted. If required, he will personally inspect and also involve the public representatives of the Old city.

The CM has put on hold the Airport Metro plan of the previous Government from Raidurg to Shamshabad Airport, as already a wide ORR is available. Instead, he informed that Airport Metro connectivity shall be planned from MGBS via Old city; and from LB Nagar, duly bridging the remaining gap of five km from Nagole to LB Nagar Metro stations.

To facilitate growth of the city in all directions, the CM directed HMRL to prepare extensions of the existing Metro corridors to nearby destinations such as Miyapur-Chandanagar-BHEL-Patancheruvu; MGBS-Falaknuma-Chandrayanagutta-Mailardevpalli-P7 Road-Airport; Nagole –LB Nagar -Owaisi Hospital - Chandrayanagutta - Mailardevepalli-Aramgarh-New High Court site at Rajendranagar; Extension of Corridor-III from Raidurg station to Financial District and LB Nagar-Vansathalipuram-Hayatnagar. He also instructed all the senior officers to work on Metro Rail connectivity from Airport area to Kandukur on Srisailam highway, where a mega township can be set up on the lands already acquired for the Pharma city.