Aiming to provide better transportation facilities in cities, the Government has decided to introduce multi-modal transport system in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad at an estimated cost Rs 632.68 crore.
The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure approved the upgradation of railway infrastructure for the introduction of multi-modal transport system (Phase-II) in Andhra Pradesh.
The upgradation will be able to serve the rapidly expanding twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad, said a Government release.
While the total expenditure involved will be Rs 632.68 crore, two-thirds of the cost (Rs 421.79 crore) will be borne by the Andhra Pradesh Government. One-third of the cost will be funded from the gross budgetary support of Indian Railways. The project will be completed in three years during the Twelfth Plan Period.
A large number of people residing in and around the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secundrabad areas will benefit from this project.