In the news clipping in Telugu given below (published in Andhra Jyothy today -5Nov13), TRS chief threatened to demolish the metro if it causes damage to the heritage areas. I wish TRS is serious about it. Given below in English the main demands of the KCR's letter to the CM of AP.
In a letter addressed to the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh (17 Aug 2011), president of TRS, K. Chandrasekhar Rao raised several issues relating to the elevated metro in Hyderabad. He demanded that the documents of the project be made available and be debated widely in an all-party meeting, civil society organisations and the experts. And regretted that no initiative was forthcoming from either the government of the metro authorities.
The government did not respond to this letter. When the metro works were started the TRS too did not make any noise at all! That was a big disappointment to the activists.
In the said letter he demanded that - (quoting from the letter) -
Hence we request you to kindly-
- Hold open discussions on DPR and Concessional Agreement and other relevant reports and change the contents of the agreement to protect the government land and overall interests of people in terms of regulating the tariff
- Change the alignment of corridor-2 to protect the historical monuments such as Sultan Bazar
- Construct underground metro to protect the historical bazaars such as M.J. Market, Jambagh and Assembly, Gun Park etc.
- Construct underground metros to avoid further traffic congestions at Punjagutta, Ameerpet, Begumpet etc.
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