"The length of the Hyderabad metro is 75 km while our metro extends to 23 km. The authorities at Hyderabad metro were given five years to complete the project but it got delayed because of land acquisition issue. It was only last week that the PMRDA had sought approval for 20 per cent of central funds for viability gap funding for the metro project. "The Hyderabad metro is an overhead metro and it has also townships on monetised lands, which will be replicated in the PMRDA model. The Hyderabad metro has fuelled growth along the entire metro corridor and the PMRDA wants to roll out the metro on similar lines,'' stated the PMRDA chief.He further added that the major land acquisition for the car shed comprising 50 acres had gained momentum while another 50 acres will be acquired in the future.

Source: Times of India July 11, 2017 18:33 UTC