TS Govt improving road connectivity: Tummala
Hyderabad, March 9 (INN): Roads and Buildings Minister Tummala Nageshwara Rao on Monday informed State Legislative Council that efforts were on to improve the road connectivity in backward areas of Telangana State.
Replying to a question raised by MLC KR Amos in the State Legislative Council during Question Hour, the minister informed that about 716 km length of National Highways under NHAI, passing through Adilabad, Nizambad, Medak, Ranga Reddy, Mahabubnagar and Nalgonda districts, were four laned. They include Nagpur-Hyderabad section and Hyderabad-Bangalore section of NH7 (new NH-44), NH-9 (New NH-65) of Hyderabad-Vijayawada section and Hyderabad-Yadagiri section of NH-202 (New NH-163). Further, four laning of about 70 km length under NHAI from KM.423 to KM.493 of Solapur-Sangareddy section of NH-9 (New NH-65) falling in Medak district is under progress.
The stretch of about 100 km length from KM.54 to 150 of Yadagiri-Warangal section of NH-202 (New NH-163) falling in Nalgonda and Warangal districts has been identified and being finalised for four laning, the minister said.
While Amos demanded that more stretches of roads be taken up for up gradation, Congress MLC Mohammed Ali Shabbir asked the State Government to take measures to reduce traffic congestion on the routes leading to the city from various districts. He said while it takes about an hour to reach the city's outskirts from the neighbouring district headquarters, it takes almost double time to reach the destination due to heavy traffic on city roads.
Responding to the queries, Tummala said that the government was proposing to construct expressways and flyovers to decongest city roads.
News Posted: 9 March, 2015
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