Hyderabad, March 28 (RAHNUMA): The procedure for the Telangana government’s decision to take over the Hyderabad Metro Rail is nearing completion.
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Saturday presented a resolution for the acquisition of the Metro in the Assembly, which the House subsequently endorsed.
Speaking on the occasion, Revanth asked the Centre to cooperate in the expansion of the Metro in Hyderabad.
In the resolution, it stated that in view of the wide public interest, the Telangana government decided to expand the Metro as per the demand of various quarters to expand the metro network to the Hyderabad Core Urban Region (Cure). It deeply reviewed the obstacles to expansion and the difficulties faced.
The existing Metro Phase 1 has a total of 69 kms. Proposals for the extension of Phase 2(A) spanning 76.4 kilometers and Phase 2(B) spanning 86.1 kilometers have been submitted to the Central Government. The House has placed before it the current special circumstances regarding the expansion of the Hyderabad Metro.
While Phase-I is under private management, it has taken into account the technical, legal and management issues faced to undertake Phase-II as a government project with the joint participation of the Central and State governments.
Therefore, the Assembly is supporting the decisions taken by the state government for the process of taking over Metro Phase 1 and announcing full support. The House wants the state government to work hard to get the central government’s approval for the expansion of Phase-II as soon as possible, the resolution said.
