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Powered by COVER STORY interaction public transport in the city is mainly the Cost of the Project and disbursement of and other public and private buildings for buses run by the State Road Transport funds till date: added safety. ‘Merry-go-round’ dedicated Corporation, a public sector undertaking Total cost of the project is `14,132 crore feeder buses, bicycles and non-motorised of the state government. Te rapid growth out of which Government of India has transport (NMT) are planned at Metro of the city, rising income levels and lack of sanctioned `1,458 crore (10 per cent) as stations to provide last mile connectivity. a good public transportation system are VGF on the basis of competitive bidding. Pedestrian facilities, aesthetic Metro resulting in phenomenal increase in private The remaining `12,674 crore is being station surroundings with lot of greenery, Greater Hyderabad is a mega city that is fast emerging as the hub of IT/ITES, Biotech, Pharma vehicles, causing frequent trafc jams and invested by the Concessionaire L&T Metro street furniture, public art, etc., will be the and Tourism sectors. Its population stands at 8 million and is projected to touch 13.6 million high pollution levels in the city. Presently Rail Hyderabad Ltd., a special purpose project’s contribution to facilitate qualitative there are over 5 million vehicles and about company of the Indian Infrastructure family lifestyles, and in making Hyderabad by 2021. Currently, over 5 million personalised vehicles ply on Hyderabad roads, with an 0.5 million vehicles are getting added every and Manufacturing giant L&T. The Metro Rail project unique as compared to addition of 0.50 million vehicles every year.The increasing pressure of the burgeoning year. Te Project is the world’s largest Metro Concessionaire L&T has till date invested other Metro projects. population is putting Hyderabad's Transportation System under constant pressure. The project in PPP mode and it will efectively `11,970 cr in the project. Challenges specific to the Metro Rail address trafc congestion issues. answer lies in Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS), accordingly, the development of Metro Hyderabad Metro Rail is designed in a How the Metro Rail project difers from project: Rail was approved for 72 km., covering three high density traffic corridors of Hyderabad. It robust way to provide socio-economic the other Metro Rail projects: While 35 per cent of challenges are is the world’s largest Metro rail project being implemented in PPP mode. NVS REDDY, MD, benefts and equal opportunities in public Hyderabad Metro is not being built as a engineering related, 65 per cent are non- engineering challenges. Several engineering simple mass transit system but is being spaces to all citizens, thereby facilitating HYDERABAD METRO RAIL LTD spoke to CONSTRUCTION OPPORTUNITIES on the current equitable and sustainable improvements to viewed as an urban redesign opportunity and fnancial innovations and out of box status of the project, challenges and opportunities going forward. the overall living standards of the citizens. to transform an Indian city into a people solutions have been adopted during the Te ticket pricing will be afordable and friendly green global city. Hyderabad Metro’s deployment of the project. easy on one's pocket. While reduction of focus is on people, ease and convenience Land acquisition and Right of Way were a journey time would be the main aspect of for commuters and aesthetics. First mile/ major challenge as it involved acquisition Hyderabad Metro Rail, the Project is also last mile connectivity with feeder buses, of about 3000 properties in the city’s busy designed to address pollution issues by electric vehicles, non-motorised transport, and commercial areas; and permissions from having eco friendly features. and pedestrian facilities will ensure seamless various Ministries like Defence, Railways, Hyderabad Metro Rail project focus is on travel facility for the commuters. Metro and National Highways etc. Tackling people, incorporating ease and convenience stations are being connected to main religious and other sensitive structures for commuters along with appealing rail stations, local MMTS train stations, and heritage structures require patience, aesthetics. First mile/last mile connectivity bus depots and bus stops seamlessly. Te tact and painstaking negotiations. Many with feeder buses, electric vehicles, non- project attempts to cater to the special religious structures were either avoided or motorised transport, and pedestrian needs of children, women, senior citizens relocated to the satisfaction of the heads facilities will ensure seamless travel facility and diferently abled people by providing of different religions/denominations/ for the commuters. Metro stations are facilities and amenities for a safe, secure sects. Narrow roads and high density of being connected to main rail stations, local and comfortable travel. Skywalks below trafc posed another challenge that was MMTS train stations, bus depots and bus elevated viaduct will give direct landing well tackled by innovative design and stops seamlessly. into schools, colleges, hospitals, offices engineering techniques. Roads were widened aPrIL 2017 |construction opportunities 29