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Vijayawada: Leaving behind its controversies and delays, as well as questions about its viability, the government of Andhra Pradesh has put the Vijayawada Metro project on the fast track, in accordance with its ambition to build Amaravati, its new capital, as a smart city – Vijayawada and Amaravati, 12 km away, are developing as twin cities. With the German development bank KfW chosen for its preparation, a detailed project report (DPR) is expected to be ready for the 46 km Light Rail (LRT) network proposed before the end of the year. For those who arrived late, the project has been a bone of contention between the state government on the one hand and the Delhi Metro Corporation (DMRC) and the government of the Union on the other. For the preparation of the DPR, Amaravati Metro Rail Corporation (AMRC), a special purpose vehicle (SPV) established by the state government for the project, had previously signed an MoU with the DMRC. According to the DPR prepared by the DMRC, the e...

Hyderabad: A rapid mass transit system (MRTS) can be on the cards for Hyderabad with a government agency launching the process of identifying a project consultant for the MRTS Corridor connecting Minotaur, Shilaparamam and Gachibowli. The corridor under consideration is expected to boost connectivity with the IT center and some areas of rapid development in the western parts of the city. It will complement the existing MMTS that attracts several points of the city from Lingampally and the Metro Rail network. The government of Telangana “emphasizes the need to continue efforts … recognizing the different needs and priorities of different transport users, in the development of HITEC City’s most important transportation infrastructure”, says the RFP call of Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TSIIC) for a consultant project. The consultant would assist the TSIIC in the selection of the MRTS corridor and perform an analysis to demonstrate the techn...