Telangana CM KCR Lays Foundation Stone For Hyderabad Airport Express Metro - See PICS

CM KCR said that there is a need to expand the metro services to all corners of the Hyderabad. "We will do it irrespective of the help from the central government," he stated.

Telangana CM KCR lays foundation stone of Hyderabad Airport Metro Rail Project

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Friday laid the foundation stone for Hyderabad Express Metro to Airport at Mindspace junction.

Speaking at the event, CM K Chandrashekhar Rao said that the project's estimated cost would be Rs 6,250 crore and would extend from Mindspace Junction to Shamshabad Airport. He added that the proposal involves a 2.5 km underground passage and a 27 km elevated route.

CM KCR said that there is a need to expand the metro services to all corners of the Hyderabad. "Telangana government will do it irrespective of the help from the centre," he stated.

"Both in terms of population and size, Hyderabad is larger than Delhi. The city first received power in 1912, much earlier than Chennai did in 1927. Hyderabad is a true cosmopolitan city where people of all regions, religions, and classes live together. I appreciate the efforts of the Municipal, HMDA, and the GMR group staff for making this metro project possible," he added

CM K Chandrashekhar Rao said that Hyderabad was not properly developed during earlier regimes in undivided Andhra Pradesh but after his party came to power in Telangana, the city has been turned into a "power island" by connecting it with all power generating stations in the state.