Demolition and removal of real estate for the construction of railway metro raised a pace in Hyderabad. | Photo Credit: Arrangement
Compensation checks worth 212 GBP Crore have already been distributed for 205 affected properties on the section of 7.5 kilometers from the MG bus station (MGBS) to Chandrayanagutta as part of the proposed extension of Metro Metro on Sunday.
The acquisition of land and demolition of affected real estate is extensively carried out with full cooperation of the population in the DarulShifa-Puranihavel-Ethebar Chowk-Kotla Alija-Bibabazar Junction-Voltas Junction and so on.
Old City Road’s expansion work is carried out at a rapid pace according to the directives of the main Minister A. Revanth Reddy and the construction of the Rail metro will begin as soon as the approval of the central government is received, he said.
There are a total of 1,100 affected properties in this section and the MD appreciated the affected owners of real estate for voluntarily registration, accepted the compensation offered by the government and handed over their respective real estate for the Metro Rail project.
Several buildings and structures have already been demolished or dismantled in the stages. These include: Lahoti building, Akbar functional hall, Shabbar, Meena Plaza, Pista House, Swagat Hotel, Akbar Mechanic Shop and Lily Rose School, including the debris cleaned for road expansion, he said.
All necessary measures are taken to ensure that sensitive structures in the surroundings are not affected. Although the pace of work has slowed down slightly during the Ramzan month, it has now reappeared the momentum and progresses smoothly, MD added.
Mr. Reddy also explained that some highly involved electric, telephone and other cables on both sides of the route that acted as narrow places were carefully removed by utilities to facilitate the demolition of the affected real estate in a safe way. The road work on the road is actively carried out under the supervision of Metro Rail engineers along with the income and police wings Haml, he added.
Published – April 13 2025 20:25
