The Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMRL) on Sunday commenced a drone survey of the Metro Rail alignment and properties likely to be affected in the Old City where the remaining part of the 5.5 km elevated corridor from MGBS to Falaknuma is scheduled to be built.
This is in addition to the conventional survey already taken up for recording precise measurements of the properties likely to be affected for taking up road widening in the narrow stretch between Darul-Shifa junction and Shalibanda junction as well for construction of metro stations en route, said HMRL managing director N.V.S. Reddy.
He had earlier stated that land acquisition notices will likely be sent to owners of 1,000 properties on the remaining metro line alignment. He pointed out that the protection and preservation of about 103 religious and other sensitive structures including 21 masjids, 12 temples, 12 ashoorkhanas, 33 dargahs, seven graveyards and six ‘chillas’ is a “major challenge” for metro construction in the Old City section.
