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Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy connected Thursday directed officials from cardinal nationalist transport departments, including the South Central Railway (SCR), to behaviour a broad survey of the MMTS suburban bid services and taxable a elaborate study connected measures to summation rider patronage, amended amenities, and fortify last‑mile connectivity.
Emphasising the request to heighten MMTS services wrong the Core Urban Region (CURE) of Hyderabad, the Chief Minister said the suburban obstruction strategy indispensable beryllium strengthened to conscionable the city’s rapidly increasing proscription needs. He sought an mentation from officials connected the caller diminution successful MMTS ridership and asked them to urge corrective measures.
During a reappraisal gathering connected the MMTS task held astatine the Legislative Council, Mr. Revanth Reddy instructed officials to summation the frequence of MMTS services during highest bureau hours and guarantee strict punctuality successful operations. When officials pointed retired that respective MMTS stations are located distant from main roads and deficiency nonstop RTC autobus connectivity, the Chief Minister asked them to research the feasibility of operating mini‑buses to supply seamless last‑mile connectivity for commuters. He besides directed officials to guarantee the proviso of capable rider amenities astatine each MMTS stations, noting that improved facilities are indispensable to pull commuters. Additionally, helium suggested exploring avenues to heighten self‑generated gross for the MMTS system.
The gathering was attended by Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar; Chief Secretary K. Ramakrishna Rao; MA&UD Special Secretary Jayesh Ranjan; R&B Secretary Vikas Raj; the Chief Minister’s Special Secretary Ajith Reddy; Secretary Manik Raj; GHMC Commissioner R.V. Karnan; Hyderabad Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (HUMTA) Managing Director Jeevan Babu; and SCR Divisional Commercial Manager Charan Naik.
