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The Hyderabad Metro Project gained another prestigious recognition in a research paper published by Harvard University, which regards it as one of the world’s largest public-private partnership (PPP) subway projects.
Harvard Business Publication published a case study conducted by the Indian Business School (ISB) highlighting its achievements in overcoming multiple challenges and obstacles and managing director NVS Reddy’s leadership in moving the program forward.
The research paper discusses how ISB teachers explore this work on the topic of “Hedrabah Metro – From Concept to Execution: The World’s Largest Public-Private Partnership”. It explained that in 2006, Mr. Reddy proposed the subway project to address urban transportation challenges, using the PPP model to perform the world’s largest PPP subway rail project.
The project faces numerous challenges such as the initial Maytas failure, land acquisition issues, public protests, religious and heritage issues, political uncertainty, and financial obstacles. However, HMR has become a world-class infrastructure project.
This study highlights the need for the Hyderabad metropolis and how it can be a model of infrastructure development through key transport systems and through PPP methods, thus giving it a global reputation. Effective leadership, planning and negotiation help overcome challenges such as land acquisition, government approval, political pressure and financial constraints.
The publication mentioned that the project had a lasting impact due to its advanced technology and financial strategies. The study explores a question: How does Hyderabad Metro achieve this? What can be learned from the complexity of dealing with large-scale multidimensional projects? The study aims to extract valuable insights from this experience.
It also noted that the first phase of the painting course, the HMR team is ready to face new challenges and successfully move forward with the second phase. Earlier, prominent international governing bodies such as Stanford published research papers on HMR success stories and said in a press release on Sunday.
publishing – May 11, 2025-8:07 pm ist
