Stage I of Hyderabad Metro seen in 2 yrs

By December 2014, people of Hyderabad would be able to travel in the proposed metro rail, Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy said.

He informed that the first stage of the Rs 14,132-crore elevated metro rail project between Nagole and Mettuguda (8 km) stretch would be flagged off by June 2014. He said this after unveiling the plaque for the launch of metro rail works.

After completion, the project can transport 15 lakh passengers a day. We are going about the project in a methodical and transparent manner. If the Government will have to pay Rs 33 lakh a day in case of a delay, L&T Metro Rail will have to pay Rs 64 lakh a day, he explained.

It is also learnt that the Outer Ring Road would be fully completed by next year-end, while the first phase of Godavari water would be ready about the same time.