2 weeks ago
Telangana Launches Rs 219.67 Crore Peddapalli Road Projects
Government ministers started new road projects in Peddapalli district.
The projects are worth Rs 219.67 crore.
They said better roads can help factories and businesses come to the area.
Better roads may also help young people find jobs.
Farmers and traders will be able to move goods more easily.
Work is expected to start within a week.
The Sultanabad projects should be finished within two years.
Officials also want better bypasses, more warehouses and safer roads.
Ministers laid the foundation for Rs 219.67 crore of HAM and non-plan road works at Garepalli in Sultanabad mandal.
Komatireddy Venkat Reddy said improved connectivity would attract industries, expand businesses and create jobs for local youth.
The Sultanabad projects are expected to begin within a week and be completed within two years.
Sridhar Babu said the present government had sanctioned Rs 1,700 crore in Peddapalli road works, compared with about Rs 900 crore over the previous 10 years.
Officials discussed Peddapalli and Sultanabad bypasses, farm-to-market transport, warehousing and road safety.
- Who
- Roads and Buildings Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy, IT and Industries Minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu, other ministers, elected representatives and officials.
- What
- The foundation was laid for Rs 219.67 crore of Hybrid Annuity Model and non-plan road development works.
- Where
- Garepalli in Sultanabad mandal, Peddapalli district, Telangana.
- When
- The foundation-laying event took place on Wednesday; field-level work is expected to begin within a week.
- Why
- Ministers said improved roads would support industry, business, jobs, farm-to-market transport, warehousing and road safety.
Key facts
- Project value
- Rs 219.67 crore
- Funding model
- Under the Hybrid Annuity Model, the government will contribute 40% of the cost and contractors will bear 60%.
- Project timeline
- Work is expected to begin within a week and the Sultanabad projects are targeted for completion within two years.
- Peddapalli road funding
- Duddilla Sridhar Babu said the present government had sanctioned Rs 1,700 crore in road works for Peddapalli, compared with about Rs 900 crore during the previous 10 years.
- Statewide road works
- Roads and Buildings Department projects worth Rs 13,000 crore and Panchayat Raj Department projects worth Rs 17,000 crore are being taken up across Telangana.
- Peddapalli bypass
- Rs 82 crore has been sanctioned, while another Rs 27 crore is required for land acquisition; efforts were promised to complete the bypass within a year.
- Sultanabad bypass
- Officials said efforts would be made to include it in the proposed Hyderabad-Ramagundam greenfield highway.
Quotes
Komatireddy Venkat Reddy
Roads and Buildings Minister of Telangana State
“"Improved road connectivity will attract industries, expand business activity and create more employment opportunities for local youth."”
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“"The government will contribute 40 per cent of the project cost while the contractor will bear the remaining 60 per cent."”
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