Road restoration going on at brisk pace

Hyderabad, Oct 18 (INN): Road restoration works by HMRL in Metro Rail corridors are going on at a brisk pace at different locations.

On the advice of Municipal Administration & Urban Development Minister K. Tarakarama Rao to come up with a long lasting solution to the damages caused to BT roads by water stagnation and inundation during recent heavy rains at several locations, the HMRL has come up with paver block solution for such locations. This solution is effectively used in several European cities and Mumbai, which experience torrential rains. After laying paver blocks in a small stretch at Khairatabad Metro station near Rajiv Gandhi statue, HMRL has taken up paver block works at Peddamma temple and Madhapur Metro stations on Road No.36, Jubilee Hills.

GHMC Mayor Bonthu Rammohan and HMRL Managing Director N.V.S. Reddy inspected these works along with Addl Commissioner of Police (Traffic), Hyderabad Jitender on Tuesday.

As in many other parts of the city, storm water drains and sewer lines on road 36, Jubilee Hills are carrying loads much beyond their capacity and they are also impacted by siltation and accumulation of plastic and other debris. Frequent water logging due to commercial complexes letting out surplus water on to the road, inundation caused by the recent heavy rains, perennial sewer leakages etc., have extensively damaged the BT surface at many locations on this road.

Now in about 200 mtrs each on both sides of Peddamma gudi and Madhapur Metro stations, HMRL is completely removing the BT surface, DBM etc., upto a depth of about 10 inches and is preparing lean concrete bed of about 4 inches and stone dust layer of another 4 inches to lay the paver blocks over them. Kerb stones have been embedded near the central median and on the footpath side for tightly packing the paver blocks in interlocked condition. The levels of the road are also being readjusted with proper camber (slope) towards footpath side so that rain and other water does not stagnate on the road. About 6 inches of camber (slope) is being maintained from the central median to the footpath side. Existing storm water and sewer manholes are also being strengthened.

Appreciating the good quality and methodical work being done by HMRL, the GHMC Mayor has stated that GHMC has sanctioned new storm water drains and footpath works beyond the paver block portion and that it will start these works after HMRL completes the paver block and BT works on this road.

NVS Reddy and Jitender have also inspected the Metro station works at Jubilee Checkpost, Peddama gudi and Madhapur and instructed L&TMRHL to expedite the stations works. They have instructed L&TMRHL, HMRL and Traffic Police to work in close coordination so as to facilitate proper traffic movement in this difficult stretch. Periodic traffic diversions will be notified for certain critical works involving public safety etc.,

L&TMRHL Project Director M.P. Naidu, HMRL Chief Engineer Md.Ziauddin and other senior engineers and officers of HMRL and L&TMRHL and Traffic Police participated in the inspection.