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SCR GM calls for expediting MMTS Phase II works
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The South Central Railway (SCR) General Manger, Ravindra Gupta, stressed the need to prioritise rail project works, setting deadlines and attaining them, so as to ensure economic viability and timely commissioning.
Hyderabad: The South Central Railway (SCR) General Manger, Ravindra Gupta, stressed the need to prioritise rail project works, setting deadlines and attaining them, so as to ensure economic viability and timely commissioning. He was addressing a meeting, held to review the progress of MMTS Phase-II and other projects being undertaken by Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL), on Friday at Rail Nilayam in Secunderabad. P Srinivas, Chief Project Manager, RVNL made a power point presentation on the works taken up by SCR, which include MMTS Phase-II, Wadi – Raichur – Guntakal electrification, Hospet – Guntakal electrification, Rail Bogie Karkhana, Yadgir etc.
He briefed the SCR General Manager on the actual status of the ongoing works and the plans formulated by RVNL for completion. Issues needing attention and cooperation of the Railways were also discussed.
On MMTS Phase-II project, Ravindra Gupta was briefed on the progress of the work, which is proceeding ahead on all five stretches simultaneously. The MMTS Phase-II covers a length of 103 km and is estimated to cost Rs 819 crore.
The RVNL officials informed that on the existing double line Moula Ali-Ghatkesar (14 km) stretch, another two rail lines are being added to facilitate handling of MMTS train movements. The Moula Ali-Sanathnagar section of 23 km, which is presently a single line and serves Goods Traffic movement, will be doubled as part of MMTS Phase-II.
This length, which covers densely populated areas passes through Defence land also. The Secunderabad-Bolarum existing double line is being electrified, while work is on for doubling of the Bolarum-Medchal stretch. Work is also in progress on the Falaknuma-Umdanagar section.
As many as 16 major bridges are coming up under MMTS Phase-II project out of which, work is in progress on 11 bridges. 133 minor bridges are also slated to be constructed out of which, 46 are already complete. RVNL has set targets to complete the project in a phased manner.
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