Metro Rail to be Operational from This June.

The first phase of Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) will be made commercially operational from the first week of June this year, minister for municipal administration and urban development K.Taraka Rama Rao has announced.

“The dates will be finalised after getting confirmation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao,” he said, adding that metro rail will run most probably from June 1 or 2, the Telangana State Formation Day.

Work on the first stage of metro rail from Nagole to Secunderabad railway station (9 km) on Corridor-III and stage-2 from Miyapur to SR Nagar (11.9 km) on Corridor-I is nearing completion. A 100-day action plan for GHMC, HMWS&SB, HMDA and MEPMA to improve the civic amenities was released by KTR here on Thursday.

Talking with reporters on Thursday, the minister said top priority would be given for addressing the grievances of people living in Hyderabad and other urban areas in the state.

THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS