1. Green Line of Metro Not Before December
Focus in the recent past has been on commissioning HiTec City line from Ameerpet. While it is likely to be thrown open to public this month, what is happening on the remaining major route, the yet-to-be-opened Corridor Two of the Hyderabad Metro Rail? This ‘Green Line’ connecting Jubilee Bus Station (JBS) and Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station (MGBS) is about 10 km. Five more kilometres of the route, which would have taken the metro rail till Falaknuma through the old city, has been put on hold due to opposition from the Majlis.
A few days ago, L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad (L&TMRH) completed the piers and entire overhead viaduct on the route till the MGBS. “We have had to overcome several challenges to bring construction to this stage from property acquisition, providing right of way and a host of other issues. But, the line can be opened only towards December because a lot of work has to be done on signalling and other technical things,” say senior metro officials.
(Source: The Hindu)
2. Hyderabad: Prisoners Allowed to Use Phone All Days of the Week
Prisoners and undertrials in jails in the state can make phone calls on all days of the week. The facility was earlier restricted to two calls per week.
The new facility will not be available to terror suspects and hardcore prisoners, said DGP, Prisons, VK Singh. Mr Singh said the prisons department has reduced the number of deaths of inmates and had taken up a measures to educate them.
(Source: Deccan Chronicle)
3. Balapur Mandal Faces Water Scarcity
Certain areas of Balapur mandal under Jalpally muncipality like Shaheennagar, Sadathnagar, Toor Colony, Alinagar, Minar Colony and Quba Colony are facing acute water scarcity.
Shaheennagar resident Kareem Ansari said the foundation stone for the construction of a water tank in Bismillah Colony was laid in 2017 but the work had not been completed.
(Source: Deccan Chronicle)
4. Five Tamper Passports, Aid Illegal Travel, Held
The Task Force police busted a five-member gang which helped citizens across the country flee abroad illegally by making changes to their passports. Preliminary investigations revealed that about 450 persons had fled the country using the tampered passports.
Hyderabad city Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar said that the gang was busted during raids by Task Force, North, sleuths at Saidabad and Golkonda.
(Source: Deccan Chronicle)
5. Cannot Detain Drunk Drivers’ Vehicles: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court has stated that if the driver is unconscious due to the consumption of alcohol on the day of detention of vehicle, it must be released the subsequent day.
Justice MS Ramachandra Rao, while dealing a petition filed by one K Rishikesh Reddy, who sought a direction to the police to release his car, which the police had detained when it found that his driver was drunk in December.
(Source: Deccan Chronicle)
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