Telangana News

After the number of delays in the past, finally, Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMRL) announced that it would launch the metro services by December 2018.

Revealing about it, Larsen and Toubro (L&T), which is building the 71.16km elevated metro on 3 corridors, said that, the commissioner of metro rail safety (CMRS) had completed inspections and issued certificates for stretches between Nagole-Mettuguda and S R Nagar-Miyapur. Currently, 59.05 kms of viaduct foundations have been laid, piers on 56.61 km, track work on 35.7 kms and span erection on 47.66 kms. 

Reportedly, as a part of stage 1 and 2, 17 stations have been completed, covering Nagole-Mettuguda stretch and SR Nagar-Miyapur stretch respectively. Adding to it, even 3 interchange stations at Ameerpet, MGBS and Parade Grounds, as well as 30 other stations, were yet to complete soon. Even 57 trains have arrived at depots, to run on the metro rail routes, the officials said. 

"The project is moving on the right track and L&T is committed to the project. Whole-hearted support and cooperation from the government of Telangana is there. City obstructions that crop up are being tracked and addressed at regular intervals at the highest level to make sure that the momentum is not lost and the project is completed," said S N Subrahmanyam, deputy managing director and president, L&T and nonexecutive chairman L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad).