The Telangana government’s Metro Phase II is progressing steadily, with 85 percent of land acquisition completed for the 7.5 km Green Line (Corridor-VI) connecting Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station (MGBS) to Chandrayangutta in Hyderabad’s Old City.

Of the 888 identified properties, awards have been passed for 752 structures, while remaining cases are being addressed, including 10 properties under court consideration. A senior HMRL official said, “This alignment is completely avoiding heritage structures… due compensation is being paid and works are undertaken. As and when court cases are getting cleared, even the remaining are falling in line.” Alongside land acquisition, utility shifting by the waterworks, electricity, and telecom departments is underway, involving pipelines, drainage, electricity, and cables. Demolition and shifting work has started from Darulshifa.

Phase II-B will introduce three new corridors: Jubilee Bus Station (JBS) to Medchal (24.5 km, fully elevated), JBS to Shamirpet (22 km, mostly elevated with 1.65 km underground), and RGIA to Future City (39.6 km, mixed elevated, at-grade, and underground), totaling about 86 km and estimated at Rs 20,000 crore. The extension aims to improve connectivity across Hyderabad’s growth corridors, reduce congestion, and strengthen public transport access.