Central team coming for talks

By Our Special Correspondent

HYDERABAD, DEC. 9.

A Central team would be visiting AP to hold discussion with the State Government and present a report on the Mass Rapid Transport System (MRTS) project for the city which is coming up at a cost of Rs.2,000 crores. The chairman of the MRTS would brief the Chief Minister, Mr.N.Chandrababu Naidu, on the feasibility of the project.

The State Government, the local body and the Centre would be investing 15 per cent each while the rest would come from external funding. Addressing a press conference here on Saturday, Mr.B.Dattatreya, Union Minister of State for Urban Affairs, and Mr.Krittivasan, general manager, South Central Railway, said in all 12 new stations would be built in the city and eight existing ones would be modified to improve the suburban railway network.

Widening of roads and feeder bus services were essential and efforts were on in that direction, they said. An electric shed would be coming up at Moulali and electrification of some parts of the route would also be undertaken.

Meanwhile, estimates for a Multi Model Transport System were prepared and the Rs.60-crore project would be covering the sections from Secunderabad-Falaknuma and Secunderabad-Hyderabad- Sherlingampally. Beginning after the next budget session, it would be completed in one year.

The Minister said if there was nay need for more funds, he would divert money from his constituency development fund. A subway from Manikeswarnagar to Warasiguda, widening of Rail Nilayam- Malkajgiri road, approach road to Satyanagar near Lalapet and flyovers at Jamai Osmania and Seetaphalmandi were some other projects on the anvil. The last two were being delayed because of the delay on part of the MCH and once the corporation agreed, work would begin, he said.

Earlier, the Minister accompanied by the Collectors of Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy, the MCH Commissioner and traffic DCP visited the Secunderabad railway station to explore possibilities of decongestion in the area.

Musi Project

The Minister said the Musi river cleansing project at a cost of Rs.295 crores was being prepared under National River Conservation Action Plan. Discussions had been held with the Minister for Environment on the issue and there was positive nod from the Centre, he said.

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