Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has directed the extension of metro services to Future City and instructed the officials to prepare the necessary final proposals for this. He conducted a review of the metro expansion at the Command Control Center and inquired about the progress of the proposals related to the second phase of metro expansion.
Officials explained that permissions are yet to be received from the central government and that discussions have already been held with officials in Delhi. Revanth Reddy instructed the officials to prepare a new plan to extend the metro by 40 kilometers from the airport to the Young India Skill Development University in Future City. He said that Future City will develop in an area of about 30,000 acres and in view of the future city expansion needs, the metro should be extended to Mir Khan Peta.
He suggested that a DPR should be prepared with the necessary estimates for this and sent to the center. The CM said that HMDA and FSDA (Future City Development Authority) should jointly take the responsibility of expanding this route metro. The state government has sent DPRs to the Center with an estimate of Rs. 24269 crore for the total expansion of 76.4 km for the second phase of Hyderabad Metro.
The state government has prepared proposals to undertake the project as a joint venture with the Center and the state government to bear the Cherisagam funds. The Chief Minister instructed the officials to continuously try to obtain approvals from the Center and to be ready to start the work as soon as the approvals are received.
CM Revanth Reddy instructed the officials to expedite the work on the Regional Ring Road. He suggested that a dry port be designed near the RRR to meet future needs. The CM conducted a review on the RRR and National Highways. The Chief Minister directed the officials to focus on the construction of the Hyderabad-Vijayawada Greenfield Road.
He suggested that proposals for a national highway connecting Hyderabad city with Chhattisgarh capital Raipur be prepared and sent to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
