Archive · 11 Aug 2026
BJP stages protest over Ganneruvaram road widening delay
Some people in a town called Karimnagar are upset because a road they need is not finished.
The people are from a political group called the BJP.
They stood on a big highway to show that they are unhappy.
They want the road to be widened and turned into a proper double road.
They also want a strong bridge built over the outlet of a big water tank.
When it rains a lot, the tank overflows and water covers the road.
It becomes very hard and dangerous for people to cross.
Once, two young people were carried away by the floodwater, but kind people saved them.
The leaders say money was given for the project but the work was too slow.
They warned that if the work does not start again within one month, they will protest even more.
BJP leaders staged a sit-in protest at Gundlapalli on the Rajiv Highway in Karimnagar on Monday.
The protest, led by BJP mandal president Tipparti Nikesh, demanded completion of the pending Gundlapalli–Pottur double-road works.
Protesters also demanded a permanent bridge across the Ganneruvaram Pedda Cheruvu outlet, which becomes dangerous to cross when the tank overflows during heavy rains.
Residents recalled an earlier incident in which two youths were swept away in floodwater and rescued by locals, fishermen and police.
Nikesh alleged that the Rs 70-crore project sanctioned by the previous BRS government made little progress; the BJP warned of a siege of the MLA's camp office if works are not resumed within a month.
- Who
- BJP leaders in Karimnagar, led by mandal president Tipparti Nikesh, with slogans raised against K. Satyanarayana.
- What
- A sit-in protest demanding completion of the Gundlapalli–Pottur double-road works and construction of a permanent bridge across the Ganneruvaram Pedda Cheruvu outlet.
- When
- Monday (specific date not stated in the article).
- Where
- Gundlapalli on the Rajiv Highway in Karimnagar.
- Why
- The Rs 70-crore road project has made little progress, and the overflowing tank outlet creates dangerous conditions for residents during heavy rains.
- Location
- Gundlapalli, Rajiv Highway, Karimnagar
- Protest leader
- Tipparti Nikesh, BJP mandal president
- Demand 1
- Completion of Gundlapalli–Pottur double-road works
- Demand 2
- Permanent bridge over Ganneruvaram Pedda Cheruvu outlet
- Project cost
- Rs 70 crore
- Originally sanctioned by
- Previous BRS government
- Reported road problems
- Potholes, gravel heaps, inadequate culverts
- Warning issued
- Siege of MLA's camp office if works not resumed within a month