Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Revanth Reddy Urges Faster CURE Road Projects, Studies Podcars
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy met officials to discuss transport and other projects in Hyderabad’s CURE area.
He asked them to study small podcars that could connect busy places and workplaces with trains and buses.
Officials are also to look at better ways to build and maintain these systems.
The Chief Minister wants flyovers and underpasses built faster, including a flyover near Jubilee Hills Check Post.
He asked officials to study a possible road near a proposed bullet train route and road options between Shankarpally and Chevella.
The meeting also covered traffic changes around KBR Park.
Officials have plans to use 500 million litres of recycled water each day.
It could be used by new developments, data centres, industries, buildings and parks.
The meeting set a one-year target for projects once they are launched.
At a Friday review meeting, Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy directed officials to study personal rapid transit systems for congested areas and links to Metro, MMTS and bus stations.
Officials were asked to identify suitable PRT corridors, examine international examples and plan for efficient operation and maintenance.
The Chief Minister called for faster flyover and underpass work, including the Nagarjuna Circle–Jubilee Hills Check Post flyover, and a one-year completion target for projects once launched.
Officials will study a radial road parallel to the proposed Hyderabad-Mumbai bullet train corridor and assess widening or building roads between Shankarpally and Chevella.
Plans call for using 500 million litres per day of recycled water for Bharat Future City, data centres, industries, high-rise construction, landscaped areas and parks.
- Who
- Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and officials involved in CURE projects.
- What
- They reviewed public transport, road connectivity, traffic management and recycled-water use, and the Chief Minister directed officials to study or expedite related projects.
- When
- Friday; the articles do not provide a calendar date.
- Where
- The CURE zone around Hyderabad, described in one article as the area within the Outer Ring Road.
- Why
- To improve public transport and road connectivity, address traffic movement and plan for future transportation and water needs.
Plans and proposals
Implementation status and limits
Personal rapid transit
Plans and proposals
The Chief Minister directed officials to study PRT systems and identify routes linking busy areas and workplaces with Metro, MMTS and bus stations.
Implementation status and limits
The articles describe PRT as a system to explore and study; they do not report that a system or route has been approved or built.
Road projects
Plans and proposals
The Chief Minister urged faster flyover and underpass work, asked for a one-year completion target after projects launch, and called for studies of additional road links.
Implementation status and limits
The radial road and road options between Shankarpally and Chevella were presented for feasibility study; the articles do not say those projects have been approved.
- CURE area
- The Hyderabad Core Urban Region Economy zone; one article describes it as the area within the Outer Ring Road.
- Proposed transport system
- Personal rapid transit (PRT), also called podcars or railed taxis.
- Podcar capacity
- Three to six people per vehicle, according to one article.
- Flyover
- The project runs from Nagarjuna Circle towards Jubilee Hills Check Post; one article shortens the destination to Jubilee Check Post.
- Road studies
- A radial road parallel to the proposed Hyderabad-Mumbai bullet train corridor, and road options between Shankarpally and Chevella.
- Recycled water
- Plans have been prepared to use 500 million litres per day (MLD).
- Potential recycled-water uses
- Bharat Future City, data centres at Chandanvelly and Aluru, industries, high-rise construction, landscaping and parks.
- Project timeline
- The Chief Minister asked that projects, once launched, be completed within a year.
