If there is a possibility of the Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) being extended from Patancheru to Hayatnagar, as Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao recently articulated, then what of the Old City where it was originally scheduled to chug in, residents from that area are now wondering.
“The commute from my house in Chandrayangutta to office near J.N.T.U. is long and tiring. It is a 30 km trip. Traveling on a motorcycle is backbreaking because of the traffic and expensive due to fuel cost. At least the commute in a Metro would be quicker. The CM spoke about an extension of the metro line to Hayatnagar, but what of the metro line that was planned for the Old City?” asks Syed Shahabuddin, who works at a pharmaceutical distribution company in Kukatpally.
He points out that in order to cut costs, he travels by shared autos or buses, usually till Ameerpet, and then boards the metro. His office is a stone’s throw from the J.N.T.U. Metro Station.
