Line cleared for Mehdipatnam skywalk, army agrees to give 3,380 sq yards to HMDA

HYDERABAD: The line for the completion of the skywalk at Mehdipatnam in Hyderabad is cleared with the defence ministry agreeing to part with 3,380 square yards of its land to the HMDA following efforts by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy.

The Mehdipatnam skywalk works were kept in abeyance with the crucial part of the skywalk for the pedestrians falling in the Rytu Bazaar area that belonged to the Defence Ministry. Efforts of the earlier Government failed to fructify with the Centre refusing to part with that piece of land.

Chief Minister Revanth Reddy met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh during his visit to New Delhi on January 5 and explained to him the need for the transfer of the property to HMDA to enable to completion of the project to ease traffic at one of the most busy intersections of the city. The Chief Minister urged the HMDA to modify the design to suit the needs of the Defence Ministry and saw to it that the modified design was submitted to the Ministry.

The approvals for the new design came on Wednesday. However, the Telangana Government had to provide basic amenities to the Defence Zone to the tune of Rs 15.15 crore. The Defence Ministry also imposed a licence fee fixed by it for ten years. The land would be handed over to the HMDA within four weeks.

The Chief Minister urged the officials to complete the project at the earliest for the benefit of pedestrians in the Mehdipatnam area.