Metro – a Gone Case for Old City?

Telangana government on Tuesday had extended the time given to L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad Limited (LTMRHL), the developer, to complete the project by November 2018. But then it excludes 5.5 km in Old City and another one km between Hi-Tec City and Raidurg from the project.

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The one km between Hi-Tec City and Raidurg is excluded because it will take time more than the current deadline and Old City Exclusion has left many wondering whether the metro rail will ever chug into Old City. The 5.5 km stretch in Old City is part of the 15 km rail Corridor-II from JBS to Falaknuma.

Now, with 5.5 km taken away, the route will now end at Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station at Imliban in Afzalgunj. With the concerns over the realignment, the government has decided to keep the development away from the Old City much to the disappointment of locals.