Works on Rs 817 cr MMTS Phase-II set to take off

Requisite performance guarantee has been submitted with RVNL clearing the decks to launch the field works on the project

Works on the much-awaited MMTS (multi-modal transport system) Phase-II project in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad will commence this month, according to PK Srivastava, general manager, South Central Railway (SCR).

The joint venture partners, who have been awarded the project, have already deposited the requisite performance guarantee amount with Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL), clearing the decks to launch the field works on the project.

After conducting a high-level review meeting here on Monday, Srivastava emphasised that there should be no further delay in commencing the work on Phase-II as the project was critical in strengthening the railway infrastructure in the state.

The present estimated cost of the project is Rs 817 crore, of which two-thirds will be borne by the state government. Except for the works in Falaknuma-Umdanagar-Shamshabad (airport connectivity) stretch, for which tenders are yet to be invited, works in all other corridors are going to be taken up simultaneously under three different packages.

“On completion, this project enables to run more number of suburban passenger services, and helps ease out the current operational constraints being faced in and around the Secunderabad railway complex,” he said.