Hyderabad Metro

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Exotic plants worth Rs 2cr to adorn Metro corridor

HYDERABAD: To ensure that the 30 km inaugural stretch of the Hyderabad Metro Rail (Miyapur-AmeerpetNagole) looks every bit a world class facility, the Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMRL) brought ornamental plants worth `2 crore. While most of the plants and seedlings were bought from local nurseries quite a few were procured from Kadiamnear Rajahmundry months in advance and were grown in the 2 acre nursery of HMRL at Miyapur.

 

It is learnt that majority of the seedlings were handpicked by the HMRL managing director NVS Reddy himself, who has a passion for gardening. "Most plants have been procured as seedlings to cut costs. We have chosen ornamental as well as shade giving plants. On the whole, we are spending `2 crore to give a green cover to the 30 km stretch. With other facilities , the entire route will look like a world class facility," said NVS Reddy , MD, HMRL.

Meanwhile, plants like Areca palm, Foxtail palm, Vitchia merrillii, types of Acalypha, Nandivardhanam, Ixora, various types of Plumeria, Jatropha, Galphimia, types of Ficus, Allamanda, Ceasalpinia and trees like Spathodea and Tabebuia rosea are among the varieties that will adorn the inaugural stretch.

The stretch will have a metro station at every 1.2 km on an average. Upto 700 metres of each station area is being developed to international standards with footpaths, service lanes, street furniture and green spaces. An estimated 30,000 passengers will use the stations every day and the green spaces, lifts, escalators, staircases, etc will accommodate another 6000 passengers.

[Kool_SRG]

 

Its just a month long to get started...

[perugu_vada]

Modi inaugurate chestunadu ga nov last week lo 

[Kool_SRG]

10 minutes ago, perugu_vada said:

Modi inaugurate chestunadu ga nov last week lo 

Yes 28-30 th madyalo any date possible.

[Ara_Tenkai]

33 minutes ago, Kool_SRG said:

Yes 28-30 th madyalo any date possible.

29th annaru... not sure though...

[nken9354]

Finally Metro start avuthundhi ... wow Hyderabad has one more evolution step on cards ...

[Piracy Raja]

[ronitreddy]

Finally

[Kool_SRG]

10 minutes ago, Ara_Tenkai said:

29th annaru... not sure though...

Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2017 undi HYB lo 28-30th Nov,Modi & Ivanka Trump also coming ata...During that one day they are planing to Inaugurate.

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The overhead metro rail viaduct of Corridor Two crossing over Corridor Three was built over Hari Hara Kala Bhavan in a single leap with no pillar beneath. Source: Hindu.

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Hyderabad Metro to have rooftop solar set-up

 
This move comes in the backdrop of high power cost prevailing in the State for the Railway Traction, which was about ₹7 per unit, in 2016

HYDERABAD, OCTOBER 31: 
L&T Metro Hyderabad Rail Ltd will be partly powered by solar rooftop installations across its stations and infrastructure coming up along all the three corridors in Hyderabad.

It has been permitted to have the advantage of procuring power through the ‘open access’ mechanism. About 64 metro stations will see the installation of solar power (estimated to be about 14 MW), which will partly power the metro and station energy requirements.

Contract awarded
According to sources, the contract to set up the 14 MW solar power projects has been awarded to renewable energy company Greenko.

L&T, which is working round-the-clock to ensure that all of the 30-km stretch is ready to be commissioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Hyderabad in the last week of November, is currently undergoing trial runs and awaiting final safety approvals for a segment of the recently completed stretch. Two other stretches of 8 km and 11 km had already received approvals.

In tune with the Telangana State policy to offer open access to certain sections of consumers in the State, the metro, which requires about 75 MW of power to meet its requirements, had requested the State to permit it to purchase power through the open access route.

‘Open access’
A senior official told BusinessLine that the Discom has accorded permission to the metro to take advantage of open access.

However, a special tariff of ₹3.95 has already been offered to the Metro Rail. The open access will enable them to access power when the tariffs outside are lower. This move comes in the backdrop of high power cost prevailing in the State for the Railway Traction, which was about ₹7 per unit, in 2016.

However, the TS Electricity Regulatory Commission, had created a new category of consumer ‘Metro Rail’ on the lines of Delhi, to offer lower tariff. Accordingly, the tariff for Railways as also metro rail was brought down from ₹7 a unit to ₹3.95 per unit.

Fall in tariffs
With the power tariffs steadily coming down due to oversupply in the energy exchanges, the metro rail is considering the open access mode to take advantage of lower tariffs ruling in the power exchanges.

The Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd, which is facilitating the implementation of the 72-km elevated metro rail projects, is working on softer side of the infrastructure, including beautification of stations, developing landscape and providing greenery.

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