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Hyderabad Metro to be extended till Kandukur in Maheshwaram, announces KCR

He was speaking after the launch of the 9th phase of Haritha Haram, responding to a request made by the Telangana education minister.

BySouth First Desk

Published Jun 20, 2023 | 2:52 AM ⚊UpdatedJun 20, 2023 | 2:52 AM

KCR speaking at the 9th phase of the Haritha Haram programme where he announced the extension of the metro rail network. (Twitter)

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao announced on Monday, 19 June, that the Hyderabad Metro Rail network would be extended further to Kandukur in the Maheshwaram constituency.

He added that the metro rail network would be extended to more areas in the state capital region.

The BRS chief also said that the extension of the Hyderabad Metro Rail to the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) would be completed soon.

Metro rail to be extended

KCR was peaking after the launch of the ninth phase of Haritha Haram at the Tumuluru village in the Rangareddy district.

He was responding in the affirmative to a request made by Telangana Education Minister P Sabitha Indra Reddy to extend the metro rail connectivity to Kandukur.

He said that he would strive to get the metro rail connectivity from BHEL to Kandukur.

KCR added that tenders were called to connect the existing line from Raidurgam to the airport at a cost of ₹6,000 crore.

He criticised the past leaders of united Andhra Pradesh for ignoring the inclusion of metro rail connectivity to the airport in the initial phase of the construction.

In the context of Haritha Haram, he said that the BRS government had worked hard to improve the greenery in the state over the last eight years.

తెలంగాణ రాష్ట్ర అవతరణ దశాబ్ది ఉత్సవాల సందర్భంగా రంగారెడ్డి జిల్లా, తుమ్మలూరు గ్రామంలో జరిగిన ‘హరితోత్సవం’ కార్యక్రమంలో పాల్గొని మహా గని మొక్కను నాటిన ముఖ్యమంత్రి శ్రీ కె. చంద్రశేఖర్ రావు. అనంతరం ఏర్పాటు చేసిన సమావేశంలో మాట్లాడారు.

ఈ కార్యక్రమంలో మంత్రులు, ఎంపీలు, ఎమ్మెల్సీలు,… pic.twitter.com/kAvTDt3mF3

— Telangana CMO (@TelanganaCMO) June 19, 2023

However, Congress leaders made fun of the Haritha Haram programme, which helped in increasing the greenery in the state by 7.7 percent.

Also read: ‘Cities with less traffic were sanctioned metro,’ KTR tells Centre

Criticising the Opposition

Explaining how the state government was focusing on the welfare of communities in Telangana, KCR flayed the Congress for approaching the Supreme Court to stop the construction of the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation scheme.

“It is highly irresponsible on the part of the Congress leaders to stall the project aimed at providing water to meet irrigation and drinking water requirements in Rangareddy district,” he said.

The state government was allocating ₹100 crore for the free distribution of saplings to the people to plant them in open areas, he added.

KCR said that plans had been chalked out to increase forest cover in the state, and also announced a medical college for Maheshwaram.

He sanctioned ₹1 crore for the construction of a community hall in the Tumuluru village, ₹25 crore each for the Jalpally and Tukkuguda municipalities, and ₹50 crore for the Badangpet municipal corporation.