Rs 150 cr for metro rail

As part of improving infrastructure facilities in the city, the state
government has allocated Rs 150 crore for Hyderabad Metro Rail project
in the 2011-12 budget presented by finance minister A Ramanarayana
Reddy on Wednesday.

The metro rail project spanning over 71 kms on three high density
traffic corridors in the city was taken up at an estimated cost of Rs
12,132 crore. Officials said the Rs 150 cr allocated will be used for
land acquisition, junction improvements, etc. This allocation is part
of matching grant from the state. The state government will allocate
the matching grant every year from 2011 to 2015 till the project gets
completed in the next five years.

To develop the outer ring road (ORR), the allocation has been
increased from Rs 385 crore in the present financial year to Rs 677
crore in 2011-12.

To provide drinking water to the people of twin cities, Rs 250 crore
has been allocated to take up Maulana Abul Kalam Hyderabad Sujala
Sravanthi scheme. Under this scheme they will draw water from Godavari
to meet the current and future requirements of Hyderabad. Government
has planned to supply Godavari water to the city in three phases. Last
year also, government had allocated Rs 250 crore.

Another Rs 2 crore has been allocated to GHMC to take up Charminar
pedestrianisation project and urban community development works and Rs
72 crore to GHMC to pay property tax on government buildings and motor
vehicle tax in Greater Hyderabad limits