BRS Calls for Reviving Hyderabad Metro Rail Plan from Raidurg to Shamshabad

BRS leaders have called for setting a clear deadline for the completion of Metro Rail Phase II, with a particular focus on the northern stretches of the city.

Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leaders have urged the Telangana state government to revive the previously planned Metro rail corridor from Raidurg to Shamshabad. This project was originally proposed under the leadership of the former BRS government.

During a press conference at Telangana Bhavan on Thursday, January 2, BRS MLAs KP Vivekananda and Marri Rajasekhar Reddy, along with former MPs Balka Suman and B Vinod Kumar, criticized the current Congress government, led by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, for "delaying" the Metro expansion plans in Hyderabad.

Vivekananda pointed out that the Congress government's decision to scrap the Raidurg to Shamshabad Metro line appeared to be an effort to undo the legacy of former Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR). The BRS leaders called for a clear deadline to be set for the completion of Metro Rail Phase II, with particular attention to the northern stretches of the city.

The leaders stressed that including the Raidurg to Shamshabad stretch was essential for benefiting thousands of IT employees. Although the foundation stone for the Jubilee Bus Stand (JBS) to Shamirpet elevated corridor has already been laid, construction has yet to begin due to pending central assistance.

Vinod Kumar also proposed constructing a double-decker skyway along Rajiv Rahadari from JBS to Shamirpet to ease traffic congestion.