This is only the beginning as the metro works started in bits and pieces. "Call it the price you have to pay for development or just a colossal test of patience, fact is that ever since the metro work construction has begun in the city, neverending serpentine rows of vehicles, constant honking and road rage has become everyday reality of every Hyderabadi" says the news item in Times of India, Hyderabad Times, 9 Feb13. (http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VE9JSC8yMDEzLzAyLzA5I0FyMDI5MDA%3D).
Srividya
Vemuri, a corporate professional, who commutes from Uppal to Gachibowli, has
also found relief in local trains. “Travelling from Secunderabad to Hitec City
via road is a two-hour journey as opposed to a swift 15 minutes by MMTS. I’ve
cancelled my office cab and prefer going this way. It’s cheaper too,” she says.
(CR- The HMR is campaigning that the inconvenience is only temporary. But the so called temporary can be a very long time. The Hyderabadis' real taste of this 'development' is yet to come.
It may be noted that MMTS is a local train service. It should have been strengthened by adding more services and completing a second phase, all in less than Rs. 600 cr. But the state govt has not shown any interest in this. Only on the expensive metro mega project.) (Photos courtesy: The Times of India, 9 Feb 13.)
Srividya
Vemuri, a corporate professional, who commutes from Uppal to Gachibowli, has
also found relief in local trains. “Travelling from Secunderabad to Hitec City
via road is a two-hour journey as opposed to a swift 15 minutes by MMTS. I’ve
cancelled my office cab and prefer going this way. It’s cheaper too,” she says. (CR- The HMR is campaigning that the inconvenience is only temporary. But the so called temporary can be a very long time. The Hyderabadis' real taste of this 'development' is yet to come.
It may be noted that MMTS is a local train service. It should have been strengthened by adding more services and completing a second phase, all in less than Rs. 600 cr. But the state govt has not shown any interest in this. Only on the expensive metro mega project.) (Photos courtesy: The Times of India, 9 Feb 13.)
