HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad Metro Rail project which is going to come up in three busy corridors of the twin cities is proving costly for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC).Apart from handing over 10 important properties owned by the GHMC to HMR, seven of which were given away without any compensation, the civic body has a tough task to shift several thousand of central median street lights and high-mast lights on these three stretches. The three corridors where the metro will come up are from Miyapur to LB Nagar (28.87 km with 27 stations), from Jubilee Bus Station to Falaknuma (14.78 km with 16 stations) and from Nagole to Shilparamam (27.51 km with 23 stations).Officials have identified 15 to 20 stretches which require immediate shifting of street lights to make way for the metro rail. It will require at least `10 to `15 crore to remove and construct new light poles, at a time when the civic body is facing a financial crunch.Speaking to Express, GHMC officials said it is going to be tough to shift thousands of street lights from the central medians and building new ones on either side of the road, because traffic movement even during night is heavy.The stretches identified for shifting of street lights and placing new ones include Uppal crossroads to Nagole bridge (`37 lakh), Punjagutta flyover to Erragadda flyover (`43.55 lakh), Mettuguda Junction left side to Habisguda fire station (`32.55 lakh), Mettuguda Junction Right side to Habsiguda (`45.69 lakh) and Vivekananda Junction to JNTU-H Junction right side (`30.58 lakh). Some other stretches which have been identified are left side of Habsiguda crossroads to Uppal crossroads (`49.50 lakh), left side of Erragadda flyover to Moosapet Y Junction (`21.66 lakh), right side of Erragadda flyover to Moosapet Y Junction (`20.34 lakh) and right side of JNTUH Junction to Hydernagar IOB (`42.63 lakh).
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