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The Hindu
The Hindu
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V. Geetanath

BIZARRE: Plans for metro connectivity to old city revived | Mind Blowing Facts

The Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) has received allocations to the tune of ₹2,377.35 crore in this year’s budget with pending connectivity to the Old City from MGBS, Imlibun to Falaknuma of Corridor II of 5.5 km suddenly receiving a filip. On Monday, ₹500 crore was allocated for the purpose.

New proposed rapid metro rail to the Shamshabad airport has been allotted ₹377.35 crore for which the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has already prepared a detailed project report. The project has been awaiting government nod for the nearly 32-km elevated work from Gachibowli for the last couple of years.

HMR, the government’s special purpose vehicle, which oversees the metro construction has been allocated ₹1,500 crore too.

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