Land acquisition expedited in Old City Metro Corridor: Compensation cheques worth Rs. 212 crores already distributed

Hyderabad Airport Metro Limited MD, NVS Reddy appreciated the affected property owners for voluntarily coming forward, accepting the compensation offered by the government, and handing over their properties for the Metro project.

Hyderabad: As part of the Metro Rail expansion, acquisition of affected properties on the 7.5 km stretch from MG Bus Station (MGBS) to Chandrayangutta is progressing rapidly, said Hyderabad Airport Metro Limited MD, NVS Reddy.

The land acquisition and demolition of affected properties were being carried out extensively with the full cooperation of local residents, he said in a statement issued here on Sunday. Out of a total of 1100 affected properties on this stretch, compensation has already been distributed for 205 properties, amounting to Rs. 212 crores.

Some highly entangled electric, telephone and other cables on both sides of the route, which were acting as bottlenecks, were being carefully removed by engineering teams to facilitate demolition of affected properties in a safe manner, Reddy said. The expansion works are being actively carried out under the supervision of Metro rail engineers along with Revenue and Police wings of HAML.

He appreciated the affected property owners for voluntarily coming forward, accepting the compensation offered by the government, and handing over their properties for the Metro project. Several buildings and structures have already been demolished, and the debris cleared for road expansion.

All necessary precautions were being taken to ensure that sensitive structures nearby are not affected in any way, Reddy emphasized adding that though the pace of work slowed down slightly during the Ramzan month, it has now picked up momentum again and was progressing smoothly.

The old city expansion works were being carried out at a fast pace and Metro construction would begin as soon as approval from the Central Government was received, NVS Reddy added.