No MMTS phase II sans State govt.’s share: Kishan to KCR

Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G. Kishan Reddy has written a letter to Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao ruling out motion of native trains below Phase II multi-modal transport system (MMTS) for Hyderabad if the State authorities failed to launch its share of value for the mission.

Mr. Reddy reminded Mr. Rao that the works below Phase II had stopped because the State authorities had not launched its stability share of ₹414.14 crore to this point. It had paid solely ₹129 crore of its whole estimated share of ₹544.36 crore.

In addition, there was a value escalation for the mission because it dragged on over the previous six years. The revised value of the mission went up from ₹816.55 crore to ₹951 crore. At this value, the State authorities’s share labored out to ₹634 crore whereas the legal responsibility of railways was ₹317 crore.

However, the railways had to this point spent double its share amounting to ₹789.28 crore. As a outcome, there was no method the mission might make additional headway except the State authorities launched its stability share.

In this background, Mr. Reddy urged the Chief Minister to take the initiative for completion of works by releasing funds.

Mr. Reddy additionally urged Mr. Rao to take the initiative for graduation of MMTS works linking Ghatkesar with Raigir railway station as a part of extension of the mission up to Laxminarasimha Swamy temple at Yadadri. The railways had authorized the proposal in 2016-17 with an estimated price range of ₹412 crore as per an settlement with the State authorities. The railways had requested the federal government to launch an preliminary quantity of ₹75 crore but it surely was not carried out.

Therefore, the work didn’t start.

The Union Minister dwelt on the importance of MMTS extension mission in view of works on temple building nearing completion.

He supplied his cooperation for any sort of help from the Centre to overcome all points.