Chief Secretary to Chair newly acquired L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad to run HMR phase one - The HinduPublished - April 25, 2026 09:57 pm IST - HYDERABADChief Secretary K. Ramakrishna Rao will head the newly-acquired L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad (L&TMRH) as its Chairman. He will be supported by a nine-member Board of Directors that includes Special Chief Secretary Jayesh Ranjan and Director General of Police B. Shivadhar Reddy, according to official orders issued on Saturday.The other directors on the board are Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) Managing Director Sarfaraz Ahmad, who also serves as Commissioner of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA); Special Chief Secretary (Transport) Vikas Raj; Principal Finance Secretary Sandeep Kumar Sultania; Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) Managing Director K. Ashok Reddy; Chairman and Managing Director of TGSPDCL Jitesh V. Patil; and HMR Joint Managing Director Shivendra Pratap.Published - April 25, 2026 09:57 pm ISTSign in to unlock member-only benefits!Access 10 free stories every monthSave stories to read laterAccess to comment on every storySign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single clickGet notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products${ ind + 1 } ${ device }Last active - ${ la }