Hyderabad Metro Project Draws Activists' Ire
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First published in Sanctuary Asia,
Vol. 31
No. 4,
April 2011
In a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, and Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh, the activists expressed concerns over the negative impact of the project on Hyderabad's historic core areas and requested a public debate over the project.
"Being an elevated corridor through the busy streets of the core city, this project is going to deface and decimate the beauty of the city and erase its very historical character.
"This is the most expensive mega project thrust on the city, secretively pushed and least debated in the public. This is likely to become another scam in course of time and become a huge burden to the people of Hyderabad and Andhra Pradesh," the activists demanded. Read the full report here.
Source: Rediff.com.
