Detailed project reports for Hyderabad Metro Rail Phase-2 in final stage: Official

The detailed project reports (DPRs) for all the corridors of Hyderabad Metro Rail Phase-2 project, which is expected to cost about Rs 32,237 crore, are being given final touches, a senior official said on Sunday.

Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, reviewed the progress of DPRs preparation of Metro Rail Phase-2 with senior officers of the Municipal Administration and Urban Development department recently.

Hyderabad Airport Metro Limited (HAML) Managing Director NVS Reddy made a detailed presentation, explaining the alignment, salient features, station locations etc., of the Metro Rail Phase-2 having six corridors covering 116.2 km, an official release said Sunday.

The HAML Managing Director informed the chief minister that DPRs for all the corridors are being given final touches and that HAML is awaiting the traffic study report of the Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP) being prepared for the Hyderabad Metropolitan Area by Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority.

The traffic projections for Metro corridors have to be cross-checked with CMP, as a mandatory requirement for submission of DPRs for Government of India approvals, it said.