Hyderabad to get Mass Rapid Transport System soon

Hyderabad, Dec 28: A Mass Rapid Transport System (MRTS) may be on the cards for Hyderabad with a government agency setting in motion the process of identifying a project consultant for the MRTS Corridor connecting Minotaur, Shilaparamam and Gachibowli.

The corridor under consideration is expected to boost connectivity to the IT hub and some fast-developing areas in the western parts of the city. It will complement the existing MMTS that fans into various parts of the city from Lingampally, and the Metro Rail network.

The consultant would assist the TSIIC in the selection of MRTS corridor and undertake analysis to demonstrate the techno-economic and financial viability of the corridor... "to satisfy the future travel demand... to ensure that this is well integrated with other transport networks/terminals and land use."

The MRTS is expected to be an alternative mode for handling the “relatively higher demands compared to road-based public transport and relieving the traffic congestion on the road system," the TSIIC document said.

The consultant needs to undertake an analysis of the various alignments for the MRTS corridor, "review the connections of the proposed road and transit facilities in the multi-modal connectivity from Miyapur to Shilparamam and Gachibowli. carry out a rigorous evaluation of alternatives alignments, including identification of intermediate stations."

Gachibowli, Nanakramguda, Financial District and new areas in the neighborhood such as Tellapur and Kokapet would be connected by MonoRail. The "project will be happening soon," he had declared.