KCR Inaugurates Works For Metro From Mindspace To Airport

Emphasizing the need for extending the metro services to more areas in Hyderabad, Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao today said that the State government would take up the expansion of the metro project in a phased manner.

The Chief Minister was speaking at a public meeting at the Telangana State Police Academy near Rajendranagar on the outskirts of Hyderabad after laying the foundation stone for Metro connectivity to the airport, covering 31 km from the Mindspace junction to the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Shamshabad.

The Chief Minister said that the demand for the extension of Metro services was growing, and that the State government was also planning to take up the expansion of the services services to the Outer Ring Road (ORR) in future even though the Centre was not extending support.

He also claimed that developing Hyderabad into one of the best cities in the world was one of the TRS' top priorities.

"After the formation of Telangana State, Hyderabad has been developed into a power island. It has been synchronized with the State power grid and the national power grid. Even top cities like New York and London may have power cuts, but Hyderabad will not have any power cuts," KCR said.

"As urbanisation is growing by leaps and bounds and Hyderabad has started growing at a rapid pace, there is a huge responsibility on the State government to provide the basic infrastructure and other amenities to the city. I am asking MA&UD minister K T Rama Rao to prepare an action plan for the future and projects for improving the infrastructure in tune with the growing population. I promise all support from the State government," the Chief Minister said.