Hyderabad Airport Metro Limited (HAML) is already thinking of tweaking the 31-km ₹6,250 crore fast metro to the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in view of rapid real estate development along the way, to accommodate the emerging riders, informed Managing Director N.VS. Reddy on Tuesday.
“Public transport is an effective way to decongest the twin cities and to make the capital region a liveable place. Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao wants to focus on city traffic issues in the coming years. We are re-working the project taking into consideration the new developments in the design stage itself as it will almost become a city metro. Shamshabad could become part of the city in 10 years,” he told a press conference.
The ongoing Corridor III- Blue Line between Raidurg and Nagole has been a good example. “Who would have thought about Nanakramguda’s growth? We are having five lakh passengers travelling, and in two years, the passengers’ count is likely to reach seven lakh when we expect the project to become financially viable with property development by the concessionnaire,” he explained.
