Ready to cooperate for National Highways construction: Telangana CM Revanth Reddy

Telangana (Hyderabad) [India], July 10 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy announced the state government’s full cooperation for the construction of national highways and is ready to remove the hurdles, if any, to develop the National Highway network in the state.

According to a statement from the Chief Minister’s Office, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) officials held a meeting with CM Reddy at his residence on Tuesday.

State Roads and Buildings Minister Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy, NHAI Project Member Anil Chaudhary, R&B Special Secretary Dasari Harichandana, CMO Secretary Shanawaz Qasim and others participated in the meeting.

The officials explained to the Chief Minister various problems including land acquisition in the construction of roads which are being taken by the NHAI in the state.

The CM responded positively to address the issues and called a high-level meeting at the Secretariat on Wednesday. Collectors of the districts where the national highways are being constructed and the officials of the Forest department will also participate in the meeting to resolve the problems raised by the NHAI, said a statement from Reddy’s office.

CM Revanth Reddy asked the NHAI officials to start the Hyderabad-Manneguda road works immediately and solve the issues by holding talks with the contract agency. The highway authorities are also advised to start the widening of the Hyderabad-Vijayawada national highway works and move forward in coordination with the Andhra Pradesh government.

The CM brought to the attention of the officials the efforts put in by the Andhra Pradesh government for the sanction of the green field highway project between Hyderabad and Vijayawada.

CM Revanth Reddy asked the NHAI officials to extend cooperation in the construction of the Regional Ring Road (RRR) which has been taken ambitiously by the state government, the statement added.

The CM also told the officials that his government already appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to include the RRR project under the centrally sponsored Bharat Mala Scheme. 12 radial roads will be constructed between Outer Ring Road (ORR) and Regional Ring Road. Many clusters and satellite townships will be established between ORR and RRR, the statement added.

The CM also suggested to the NHAI officials to take up a high-speed expressway to connect the Bandar port (Machilipatnam) and the proposed Dry port in the state which does not have a coastal area. The chief minister appealed to the NHAI to start the works of the Hyderabad-Kalwakurthy national highway which helps to reduce the distance between Hyderabad and Tirupati by 70 km.

The new highway will provide convenience to the people who travel from Maharashtra, Karnataka and also Hyderabad. The Chief Minister directed CMO Secretary Shahnawaz Qasim to report to him every week on the construction of roads in the state.