Hyderabad: Old City metro foundation on March 8

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy will lay the foundation stone for the Hyderababd Old City Metro rail project on March 8.

The foundation stone will be laid at Falaknuma, said Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd (HMRL) Managing Director N.V.S. Reddy.

The Phase I Metro rail work in a 5.5 km stretch from Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station (MGBS) to Falaknuma, and a part of corridor II (Green Line) Jubilee Bus Station (JBS) to Falaknuma was not taken up earlier.

After the formation of the new government, CM Revanth Reddy focused his attention on the Old City Metro and directed HMRL officials to take it up on high priority.

The MD indicated that the alignment will pass through Darulshifa, Purani Haveli, Etebarchowk, Alijakotla, Mir Momin Daira, Haribowli, Shalibanda, Shamsheergunj, Aliabad and end at Falaknuma Metro Rail station as originally planned.

There would be four stations, namely Salarjung Museum, Charminar, Shalibanda, and Falaknuma. Around 1,100 properties will be affected in 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 crore including for road widening and shifting of the utilities, he said.