MMTS II works to be on track soon

Timeframe is between 30 and 36 months. The Phase II MMTs works are expected to cost Rs. 817 crore, of which the Telangana government will bear two thirds of the cost, railways said.

Works on the Phase II of the Multi-Modal Transit System (MMTS) in Hyderabad will start very soon, with the finalisation of tenders for works in six of the seven segments. The Phase II will add 78.1 km of track to the network, taking the total to over 120 km.

When the phase two comes into existence, localities on Hyderabad outskirts, including Ramachandrapuram, Nallagandla, Tellapur, Patancheru, Ghatkesar, Moula Ali and those between Malakpet and Umdanagar will get connected. Phase II would also include connectivity to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Shamshabad for which tenders are yet to be invited.

The Phase II MMTs works are expected to cost Rs. 817 crore, of which the Telangana government will bear two thirds of the cost, railways said. It would involve works in seven segments out of which works on six of them will commence very soon, under three different packages, said SCR General Manager P.K. Srivastava.

The six works to be taken up immediately are doubling and electrification of Sanathnagar-Moula Ali, Moula Ali-Malkajgiri-Sitafalmandi and Bolarum-Medchal sectors, quadrupling and electrification of the Moula Ali-Ghatkesar stretch electrification and remodelling of stations on Secunderabad-Bolarum route and restoration of track and electrification on Tellapur-Patancheru stretch.

The joint venture partners have deposited the Performance Guarantee amount with the Rail Vikas Nigam Limited recently and with this, the decks have been cleared for works to be launched, said Mr. Srivastava after a review meeting with senior officials here on Monday.

Currently, MMTS services take about 1.5 lakh passengers over a distance of about 43 km between Falaknuma on one side and Lingampally on the other, including Nampally and Secunderabad on the network.

Trains coming from Falaknuma go past Secunderabad and slightly ahead of the Necklace Road Station, take a left towards Nampally and right to proceed to Lingampally.

When completed over a timeframe between 30 and 36 months, the network will carry 5 lakh passengers in all, said Mr. Srivastava.