Petitioner urges to explore alternative alignments that would not adversely affect heritage sites, including Purani Haveli, Azakhana-e-Zehra, Jama Masjid, Darulshifa, and Moghalpura Tomb
Over 1100 properties will be affected in the road widening and station construction works and all the heritage and religious structures on the route will be safely preserved.
According to HMRL MD, NVS Reddy, the entire process of land acquisition for the Old City Metro, being taken-up as per the Land Acquisition Act, is likely to take about 8 months.
“Proper integration of both the corridors will have to be ensured with height adjustments of concourse and platform levels of the interchange station,” read the press release.
In the coming month, the HMRL authorities will also issue land acquisition notices to 1000 properties for taking-up the balance work of the metro rail in old city
