Hyderabad, July 27 -- To tackle peak-hour overcrowding, parking bottlenecks, and street-level maintenance challenges, Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMRL) announced plans to upgrade 10 major stations.

Additional Managing Director B Ajith Reddy on Monday, July 27, conducted a detailed field inspection of the facilities inside the metro stations and the perimeters as well. He travelled on the metro from Begumpet Metro Station to Raidurg Metro Station to evaluate platform management and maintenance, station floor facilities, and ground infrastructure.

Ajith Reddy criticised the poor upkeep of central medians between metro pillars and strictly cautioned the agencies handling sanitation. Insisting on strict quality control, he called for imme...