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Seeking to expedite approvals for the Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) Phase-II project, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has urged Union Minister for Coal & Mines G. Kishan Reddy to measurement in, noting that the State authorities has already shared details of the officials’ committee with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA).
In an authoritative connection to Mr. Kishan Reddy — besides uploaded connected the Chief Minister’s societal media grip connected Tuesday nighttime — Mr. Revanth Reddy stated that during his 2 meetings with Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar successful November and December past year, it was agreed that the Centre would depute 2 officials to beryllium portion of the State government’s officials’ committee.
Earlier, the Telangana authorities had been asked to nominate 2 officials for a associated committee led by Central officials to fast-track Phase-II approvals. The State had already submitted the names of the Finance Secretary and HMR Commissioner past month, helium pointed out.
The Chief Minister was responding to Mr. Kishan Reddy’s missive past week, successful which the second said the Centre had “agreed successful principle” to HMR Phase-II but was awaiting the information of 2 officials to beryllium portion of a Centre-led Joint Committee to coordinate Phase-I takeover and preparatory enactment for Phase-II.
Mr. Revanth Reddy besides elaborate the Cabinet’s determination to instrumentality implicit Phase-I from L&T and the enactment of a Ministerial Sub-Committee to analyse the fiscal and method modalities of the takeover. A high-powered officials’ sheet is already moving connected these aspects, helium added. The HMR Phase-II (A & B) proposals span 162 km crossed 8 corridors and are estimated to outgo ₹42,000 crore.
