Rs 2,500 crore allocated for Metro rail expansion in Hyderabad

Hyderabad : The Telangana government on Monday allocated Rs 2,500 crore for Metro Rail project in Hyderabad including for extending metro services to the old city and for metro connectivity to the airport.
In the Budget for 2023-24 presented in the State Assembly, Rs 1,500 crore has been allocated for Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR).
The government also allocated Rs 500 crore each for extending Metro Rail services to the old city and metro connectivity to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad.
State Finance minister T. Harish Rao, in his budget speech, only elaborated on the allocation made for metro connectivity to airport.
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The minister said with the objective of facilitating the passengers to reach the airport in the shortest possible time from different areas, it has been envisaged to extend metro rail services to the airport. This metro lane will commence from Raidurg and terminate at Shamshabad Airport covering a distance of 31 km.