Belying its promise of shifting Chanchalguda jail from the old city, TRS government has allowed Hyderabad Metro Rail to begin construction of yet another jail in old city. Hyderabad Metro Rail has planned to construct police barracks in Petlaburj. Board mentioning construction of police barracks has already been put up on the land abutting Petlaburj Maternity Hospital. HMR is said to have obtained government’s approval for construction of police barracks.
People of old city especially those residing in an around Petlaburj demand shifting of police barracks to some other place because the barracks will be used to keep criminals which will add up another jail in old city.
It must be recalled that in March this year TRS supremo K Chandrashekhar Rao had observed that the Chanchalguda jail should be shifted to Cherlapally and the land utilized for education and other purposes.
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