Hyderabad Metro Rail was it necessary?

Hyderabad city  occupies roughly 650 Sq Kms is well connected with infrastructure. The city has two modes of public transporting system. TSRTC and Multi-Modal Transport System (MMTS), is a suburban rail system in Hyderabad, India. MMTS is a joint partnership of Government of Telangana and the South Central Railway. 

While most of the commuters of Hyderabad city prefer well networked TSRTC buses and the rest of 30% opt for MMTS mode of travel, the two public transporting system together show up to be satisfactory both in terms of the availability and economy. 

Hyderabad Metro Rail: 

Approved by Government of Andhra Pradesh at that time Hyderabad Metro Rail project aims to connect and build metro way of travel fro three dense traffic corridors in the city spanning 72kms. While the Three phase yet to be completed and trails runs being performed on few tracks. Hyderabad Metro Rail promises to provide economic and safe way of travel .

Revenue and Losses of TSRTC:

Upto the Month
	MAR 2016	MAR 2015
i)	Gross Earnings per km. (in Ps)                          3308	3207
ii)	Cost per km. (in Ps)                                          3875	3529
iii)	Profit/Loss(in Rs./Crores)                                - 701.82	-401.42
iv)	Profit /Loss(in Ps)                                             -567	-322

  

State run TSRTC increased passenger charges. Few days back the Cheif Minister of Newly formed Telangana State said He'll be writing to  the Prime Minister of India so save TSRTC from the losses.

The  above snapshot shows the TSRTC made -701 crore of loss for the Financial Year ending 2016. The merged TSTRC previously knows as APSRTC was demerged into TS and APSRTC following the division of the State. 

As it is understandable, that City's requirement for another mode of transport is questionable. The division of State to Telangana and Andhra Pradesh has added to vows and increased the losses to TSRTC. Most of the MMTS stations look deserted except in peak hours. As the Cyberabad another part of modern city which consists of IT Parks and SEZS commutes by the Cabs and fleet of vehicles provided by the company. The timing of HMR (Hyderabad Metro Rail) seems to be unlucky. While the major transport system is still generating losses and yet to be far away from reaching break even , will the HMR result to give profit or be another un-utilized or under utilized system is what to sought be answered ?

Though, the HMR hosts in its web saying survey was done by Delhi Metro and project was initiated still the uncertainty about the viability of Project HMR in city like Hyderabad is not so convincing. Metro was successful in cities of Metropolitan where the distance of travel is comparatively more, where Hyderabad being city of fewer boundary limits and  any of its extreme limits can be connect other within reasonable time.

The cost for HMR is expected to be 14,132 cr of INR of which 10% is borne by Central Government of 90% by L & T. By the foregoing achieving break even in the first five years if all the corridors are completed in time limits does'nt seem to be possible. Even in HMR works out to be profitable or meets its forecast , this impact on already loss making TSRTC and deserted MMTS trains and the way the government will hedge these two things is an interesting thing to see in near future. 

While HMR is to take Hyderabad to next level in terms of infrastructure, the public response and utilization of merto rail is what time will conclude.