Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao stated that, Union government had not allocated any funds for expansion of the Hyderabad Metro Rail even in the latest budget. “The BJP government has failed to sanction a single penny for the Hyderabad Metro Rail expansion” he criticized.
While criticizing the central govt he said, 20 Metro Rail projects in the country over the last 10 years including Uttar Pradesh (four projects) with Rs 5,134.99 crore, Maharashtra (three projects) with Rs 4,109 crore, Gujarat (three projects) with Rs. 3,777.85 crore, Delhi (two projects) with Rs 3,520.52 crore, and Karnataka with Rs 1880.14 crore.
Similarly, Madhya Pradesh (2 projects) received Rs 1,638.02 crore, Bihar got Rs 1,400.75 crore, Tamil Nadu was sanctioned Rs 713 crore, Kerala (2 projects) secured Rs 146.74 crore and a Rapid Rail Project (Delhi-Ghaziabad) was sanctioned Rs 1,106.65 crore. “Unfortunately, Hyderabad Metro rail expansion was neglected” KTR said.