Hyderabad: CM KCR directs KTR to take up Metro Rail works in Old City

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Saturday directed the Municipal Administration Minister KT Rama Rao to take up Metro Rail works in Old City immediately and complete the works on war-footing.

The chief minister was replying to a discussion on the motion of thanks to the Governor's address in the Assembly. The chief minister said that he had talked to the L&T authorities and asked them to take up the works and complete them on war-footing. "Previously there were objections from the people and even the MIM MLAs were against it and wanted the alignment to be changed but now they are saying they are for Metro Rail," said the chief minister. The chief minister said that he had told the L&T authorities that the MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi and other MLAs would stand beside them for taking up the works. He directed the Municipal Administration Minister KT Rama Rao to immediately take up works and complete them on war-footing.

The chief minister also assured to clean up the Musi River by 2023. "We will present a clean Musi by the end of our term," said the chief minister. He also said that the Old City would soon have a new hospital.

"The problem with the Congress party is that they don't want a milestone of KCR government and hence they are filing cases in the court and they have filed case when we proposed to reconstruct Osmania hospital. Another hospital-like Osmania will come up in Old City," said the chief

minister.

Referring to the demand of Akbaruddin Owaisi to expand the Lal Darwaza temple in Old City, the chief minister said that this would be developed with Rs 10 Crore. The chief minister assured to come to Dhoolpet along with ministers and MLAs as requested by the BJP MLA T Raja Singh.