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MMTS Phase II to be commissioned by December 2017: Bandaru Dattatreya
Highlights
Bandaru Dattatreya, Honourable Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Labour & Employment, Govt of India held a review meeting with Ravindra Gupta, General Manager, South Central Railway, Sri N.V.S. Reddy M.D. Hyderabad Metro Rail and other Officials from Railways and discussed the pending Railway Projects in Hyderabad and Telangana.
Bandaru Dattatreya, Honourable Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Labour & Employment, Govt of India held a review meeting with Ravindra Gupta, General Manager, South Central Railway, Sri N.V.S. Reddy M.D. Hyderabad Metro Rail and other Officials from Railways and discussed the pending Railway Projects in Hyderabad and Telangana.
Dattatraya in a Press Conference held after the Review Meeting said that The Phase-II of MMTS is pending since 12 Years. The earlier Governments had not given any funds for MMTS Phase-II. After coming of the present BJP Government, the Minister concentrated on the Phase-II Project. Total cost of the Project is Rs.820 Crores including Rs.150cr for coaches. In last budget Rs.120 Crores was given. The State Government has given Rs.60 Cr and was asked to provide Rs.100 Crores more. In todays’s meeting it was decided to commission MMTS Phase II by December 2017. In the ensuing Budget the Railway Minister will be requested to provide Rs. 200 crore so that this target could be met.
Every year 9% traffic increase is there in the city of Hyderabad. The traffic congestion is going to be a big issue for the Hyderabad City and the State Government has to study the total transport policy and come up with an integrated plan.
The State Government has to widen the approach roads to MMTS stations. State Government also has to see that feeder bus facility is available for the MMTS stations. Very soon a meeting will be held with State Transport & Revenue & Railway Authorities to discuss this issue.
There is a need to increase the Railway terminals serving Hyderabad City. Cherlapalli and Nagulapalli terminals need to be developed immediately and integrated with ORR. The State Government will have to provide 60 Acres of land for terminals at each place.
The railway line between Peddapally & Nizamabad will be commissioned by March, 2016, for which full funds are provided this year by the Railway Ministry.
The Kaziguda-Mahabubnagar doubling costing Rs.500 Cr. will be taken up this year by floating of tenders shortly.
The Metro Railway Project will be fully completed by 2017 i.e. 72Kms. During 2016 the sections between Miyapur and SR Nagar(12kms) and Nagole and Mettuguda(8kms) will be commissioned, probably in June 2016.
The existing MMTS-II project which is now terminating at Umdanagar, has to go up to Shamshabad airport for it to be more useful. Both the State Government and Civil Aviation Ministry has to take up this with GMR for the land, as well as, financing.
The State Government is changing the Hyderabad Metro Rail alignment in old city for political reasons. While the original plan was traversing the densely populated areas the changed plan would cover less populated areas. This will be a historical mistake. Politics should not come in the way of development. State Government should reconsider this.
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