 To rising public transport needs and mitigate growing road traffic in the twin-cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad, the State Government of N. Chandrababu Naidu and the South Central Railway jointly launched the Multi Modal Transport System (MMTS) in August 2003.The initial plan was for the metro to connect with the existing MMTS to provide commuters with alternate modes of transport.Simultaneously, the proposals for taking up the construction of MMTS Phase-II were also taken forward.