Infrastructure major L&T has agreed to make some changes in the alignment of the Hyderabad Metro rail route, following the suggestions made by Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhara Rao.
The firm, which bagged the mandate for the metro rail project, will tweak the blueprint at three places to keep the cultural identity of the city in tact.
An L&T team led by its Chairman A M Naik met the Chief Minister and top officials to review the progress of the project here on Saturday.
As per the changes, the metro railway line would be laid from behind the Assembly building. This had become a bone of contention as the firm had earlier denied receiving any request from the Government.
Soon after assuming charge in June, the Chief Minister asked the firm to make changes to the route in order not to disturb the landscape of the historic Assembly and its surroundings.
“The Martyrs’ Column opposite the Assembly too is very important and we will not like it to be disturbed,” the Chief Minister told the delegation.
The other two changes in the alignment would be at the Sultan Bazar and in the Old City. The Chief Minister wanted the firm not to disturb the historic Sultan Bazar area and also the places of religions importance in the Old City of Hyderabad.
The team would meet again on November 20, a Government spokesperson said after the review meeting.
L&T apologises
The firm reportedly apologised to the State Government for the embarrassment it faced after a letter by it was leaked to a section of the media.
Quoting the letter, some papers reported that the company had expressed its inability to complete the project.