Hyderabad Metro Rail: Asaduddin demands service in Old City

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Metro Rail Corridor II is scheduled to be inaugurated by Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on February 7.

Reacting on the announcement, AIMIM President and MP of Hyderabad, Asaduddin Owaisi demanded metro rail service on MGBS to Falaknuma stretch.

He tweeted, “Amazing that you have funds for JBS & MGBS, when will @hmrgov start and complete MGBS to FALAKNUMA?”.

In another tweet, he wrote, “What about the Dar Ul Shifa to FALAKNUMA Metro line you have funds to lay & start JBS Metro station but when it comes to South of Hyderabad you have no answer”.

It may be mentioned that metro corridor II will connect JBS and MGBS. The length of the corridor is 11 km.

After the inauguration of the corridor, the total operational length of the Hyderabad Metro Rail will become 69 km.

It may be noted that after the introduction of the metro rail service in Hyderabad, people are demanding the facility in Old City too.