Archive · 31 Aug 2026
AIIMS Land Approval Advances Guntur Road Extension Projects
The government wants to build a road connecting E-13 Road with NH-16.
Part of the planned route needs 3.34 acres of land belonging to AIIMS Mangalagiri.
The health ministry has approved this plan in principle because officials say it serves the public interest.
AIIMS is supposed to receive 10 acres of different land in return.
Officials must also identify and hand over another 6.04 acres previously allotted to AIIMS.
A separate 4.25-kilometre Inner Ring Road project in Guntur is moving ahead after earlier delays.
Some extra work may be needed to move high-voltage wires and build culverts for water flow.
Farmers whose land was used for channel-extension work are also due compensation.
Officials said ₹17.09 crore was prepared for 51 farmers and another ₹14 crore is pending.
The Union health ministry approved in principle the use of 3.34 acres of AIIMS Mangalagiri land for the E-13 Road Extension Corridor linking E-13 Road with NH-16.
The district administration was asked to provide AIIMS Mangalagiri 10 acres of alternative land and complete the handover of another 6.04 acres pending from its State Government allocation.
The 4.25-kilometre Mahatma Gandhi Inner Ring Road Phase-3 from Shilparamam to Pedapalakaluru is being built at a cost of ₹48 crore.
Officials said rehabilitation and other delays affecting the Inner Ring Road project had been resolved, though power-line shifting and additional culverts may add costs.
Five compensation bills totaling ₹17.09 crore were prepared for 51 farmers, with another ₹14 crore in pending compensation expected to be released.
- Who
- The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, AIIMS Mangalagiri, the district administration, Dr Pemmasani Chandrasekhar and local officials are involved.
- What
- Approval in principle was given to use 3.34 acres of AIIMS land for the E-13 Road Extension Corridor, while related road and compensation projects are advancing.
- When
- The articles do not provide a specific date.
- Where
- The projects are in the Mangalagiri-Guntur corridor of Andhra Pradesh, including the route from Shilparamam to Pedapalakaluru.
- Why
- The land is needed to connect E-13 Road with NH-16 and improve road connectivity; compensation is intended for farmers who surrendered land.
- AIIMS land for road project
- 3.34 acres
- Alternative land for AIIMS
- 10 acres
- AIIMS land pending handover
- 6.04 acres from nearly 183 acres allotted by the State Government
- Inner Ring Road Phase-3
- 4.25 kilometres from Shilparamam to Pedapalakaluru
- Inner Ring Road cost
- ₹48 crore
- Potential additional road costs
- ₹2–3 crore for high-tension wire shifting, plus ₹10–15 lakh per additional culvert
- Farmer compensation
- ₹17.09 crore prepared for 51 farmers; another ₹14 crore pending
