TS Govt Aims to Make a Metro – a Primary Mode of Commute

Telangana Government is keen to make Public Transport in the form of Metro Rail as the primary mode of commuting in Greater Hyderabad in years to come. The first phase of the project will become operational from November 28th.

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The government is planning to add another 102km track to provide seamless transport from east to west and north to south of the city in the second phase which will begin from the next year except for a 6km stretch between Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station (MGBS) and Falaknuma.

As per the proposal, 102km Phase II corridors might be from Miyapur to Patancheru (13 km), Nagole-LB NagarChandrayangutta (13 km), LB Nagar-Hayatnagar (10 km), Miyapur to Gachibowli-Lakdikapul (21 km), BHEL-Gachibowli-Lakdikapul (21 km) and Tank Bund to ECIL via Tarnaka (15 km).