Recently, Bengaluru and Kochi kickstarted their metro rail service bringing in joy to the citizens. This leaves Hyderabad pondering on the actual date of launching the operations.
Two stretches on corridor three and one have passed through all clearances, however other two are believed to be ready for commencement by the end of 2017.
At Nagole and Mettuguda or Miyapur and SR Nagar the metro works are in full swing with work going on day and night to meet the deadlines. However, work in other areas needs to step up.
After announcing various dates, KT Rama Rao, Minister of municipal administration, has chosen to remain silent over the launch dates. This deepens the suspense further.
The deadline was July 15, however it seems that it will not ride the citizens any sooner as another 66 km route will easily take a year more. The immediate goal is to finish off the works till Brgumpet and rail crossings.
While metros in other cities are government funded projects, Hyderabad metro is based on public private partnership.
