The first metro train,
which was rolled out from Korea to Hyderabad recently, will be put on
tracks for test and trial in next couple of days. Chief Executive and
Managing Director of L&T Hyderabad Metro Rail Project, V B Gadgil,
has said. Addressing a gathering of Hoteliers Tours and Travels
professionals at a SKAL International Hyderabad meeting last night, he
said the three coach train which reached the city in the third week of
May will be put to test trial run soon. The inauguration of first phase
from Nagole to Mettuguda is slated for March, 2015 a release from the
organisers said. The trial run for commercial operations will commence
in couple of days and people can see the trains plying from Nagole to
Mettuguda, a stretch of eight-km in the first phase, on the viaduct,
Gadgil said. The total Metro Rail Project was taken with the total
outlay of Rs 20,000 crore, he said, adding, the project is the largest
investment of L&T ever made in any one single city. The Metro Rail
project when it is completed in five years span will register a record
for the shortest construction period for 72 kms stretch in just five
years, he said.
Congress leader Manishankar Aiyar attracted opposition BJP's ire today in Rajya Sabha when he said he was not interested in listening to speech of a BJP member on vote on account, prompting the Chair to adjourn the House amid uproar. During the Zero Hour, Deputy Chairman P J Kurien allowed Aiyar, who wanted to ask a question, to do so, which was opposed by BJP members. Kurien asked Aiyar whether he yielded to allow others to speak, to which he said he had no objection and he can ask his question later. As the House got ready to initiate discussion on Vote on Account, Kurien said, "Let us reduce the discussion to two hours from four hours," which was opposed by BJP members including Piyush Goyal who was given a chance to speak on Vote on Account. When it was agreed that discussion will take place as per schedule, Aiyar remarked he was not interested in listening to the speech by BJP member. "You had given me the chance to ask a question
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