L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Ltd today announced the launch of NIZ, the Mascot for the metro rail.

A mascot is any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck. It is used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit or brand name.

The bubbly NIZ was introduced in the presence of Rajeev Sharma, Chief Secretary, Government of Telangana, S K Joshi, Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration and Urban Development, V B Gadgil, Chief Executive and MD, L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Ltd, and N V S Reddy, MD, Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd.

NIZ was born in 1985 in a family that can trace its lineage all the way back to the Nizams. On completing his engineering from IIT-Delhi, NIZ pursued a course in Urban Planning at Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at Columbia University in the United States. He is not one to stay away from his family and country for too long. Therefore, soon after completing his masters, he returned to India to use his knowledge to serve his fellow people.

NIZ is seen to be a man who epitomises Hyderabad. He will now bee seen often at all events relating to Hyderabad metro rail and seen to serve as lucky charm for people.