A new Airport Express Metro project in Hyderabad to reduce travel to the airport to just 20 minutes will be launched by Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on December 9, officials have said.
The Chief Minister said the Airport Express Metro is a government-funded project and it will be completed in three years.
Travel between Hyderabad and its airport currently takes an hour-and-a-half.
State minister KT Rama Rao said the 31-kilometer long project would cost the government approximately Rs 6,250 crore.
The project will be overseen by the Hyderabad Airport Metro Rail (HAML).
"The project has been designed to reach Shamshabad Airport from any corner of the city in the shortest time," the Chief Minister's office said.
Several global companies are expected to establish their offices along the metro corridor.
"This metro project with international standards is designed under the Chief Minister's vision of promoting Hyderabad a cosmopolitan city.
Connecting the Metro to the Airport became a top priority in the wake of increasing traffic congestion in Hyderabad City which is expanding massively with world-class investments," said Mr Rao's office in its statement.
"Hyderabad is forging ahead. Happy to announce that CM KCR will be laying the foundation for Airport Express Metro on December 9. This project starting at Mindspace junction to Shamshabad Airport will be 31 KM long & will be costing approximately Rs 6,250 cr," Mr Rao tweeted.
He said that the project will be overseen by the Hyderabad Airport Metro Rail (HAML).
"The project has been designed to reach Shamshabad Airport from any corner of the city in the shortest time," the Chief Minister's office said.
Several global companies are expected to establish their offices along the metro corridor.
"This metro project with international standards is designed under the Chief Minister's vision of promoting Hyderabad a cosmopolitan city. Connecting the Metro to the Airport became a top priority in the wake of increasing traffic congestion in Hyderabad City which is expanding massively with world-class investments," the release added.
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