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Hyderabad: Construction and infrastructure major L&T hinted at investing about Rs 2500 crore more to complete the ongoing Hyderabad metro rail project. As a concessionaire, L&T has thus far invested about Rs 13,000 crore of the Rs 14,132 crore elevated metro rail project taken up under the public, private partnership. And the Telangana Government has invested more than Rs 2300 crore for land acquisition, right of way and related infrastructure to facilitate the project completion. Of the 72 km elevated metro rail, thus far a stretch of 45 km spanning two corridors has been completed, and the stretch connecting the Hitec City, the IT hub of Hyderabad, is at the advanced stage of completion. According to NVS Reddy, Managing Director of Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMRL) and KVB Reddy, Managing Director and CEO of L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad Limited, efforts are on to complete the Hitec City stretch by December and the third corridor between Secunderabad and MGBS, by the sec...

Hyderabad:  Chief Secretary SK Joshi on Friday asked the officials concerned to complete the green lungs tender process in one month to develop 59 urban forest parks under Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) limits. At a review meeting at the Secretariat here with officials on urban forest parks spread in seven districts, he said: "the related works had to be completed by next March." The Chief Secretary said, "59 sites had been identified in HMDA limits which could be developed as forest parks." He directed different departments including the Forest Department to take up the works and to develop 15 parks. HMDA should develop 17 parks, TSIIC 11, Tourism 7, Forest Corporation 4, GHMC 3 and Metro Rail 2 and complete the fencing and tender process works as per schedule, he said. Joshi also asked to conduct a baseline survey through EPTRI and assess the underground waters, air quality and other factors to be involved. The officials were directed to freq...

Hyderabad: Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited . 14,132 million meters project has been called to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) for phase II of the project. the nodal agency that implements the elevated Hyderabad Rs of 72 km in length. The decision comes after a few days of a high-powered delegation headed by KT Rama Rao, UK Minister of Industries and IT, who is touring Japan and South Korea to explore various possibilities, including financing options. SP Singh, Principal Secretary of Telangana, who held a working group meeting, requested NVS Reddy, Executive Director, HMRL to initiate preparatory activities, including conducting surveys to determine the broad outlines of the Metro Phase II expansion program and the Preparation of Detailed Project Reports (DPR). Singh said that this would help to approach the Central Government for the sanction of phase II of the Metro. In this regard, he emphasized the need for a coordinated plan of action involving the Commissioner, Greater Hyder...