He also wanted the state government to release its share of Rs 300 crore towards the Multi-Modal Transit System (MMTS) Phase-II suburban rail project to enable its early completion.
"Works on the Nagole-Mettuguda stretch and Miyapur-SR Nagar stretch of HMR was completed and the works to connect Secunderabad and towards Begumpet should be completed at the earliest and it should be thrown open to public soon," Dattatreya, the Secunderabad MP told reporters.
Dattatreya, who held a review meeting this evening with railway and metro rail officials, said if the HMR project is completed it will reduce pollution and traffic congestion on roads and nearly 12-14 lakh commuters will also be benefited every day.
The Union Budget gave a major boost especially for infrastructure projects in South Central Railway (SCR) wherein Rs 3,034 crore has been sanctioned for 2017-18, as against Rs 2,134 crore sanctioned in 2016-17 fiscal, he said.
The UPA government during its ten years tenure did not release funds for the project, he claimed.
The Minister further said Rs 558 crore for construction of seven RUBs and Rs 385 crore towards construction for 12 ROBs in Telangana has been sanctioned.
Under the Station Redevelopment Project -- Secunderabad and Vijayawada Railway Stations on SCR have been included, Dattatreya added.
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