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Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy urged the Union Minister for Road Transport and National Highways Nitin Gadkari to sanction the required technical and financial clearances for the northern part of Regional Ring Road (RRR).
A delegation, led by the chief minister, met with Gadkari on Thursday night to present the case for the RRR. Reddy informed the Union road transport minister that the 159-km stretch in the northern part of RRR was declared National Highway 161AA in 2017. He also reported that the state government already acquired 94 per cent of the land required for the road’s construction.
The Chief Minister also informed the Union Minister about the status of NH-765, a 125-km highway connecting Hyderabad to Srisailam, also known as Dakshina Kashi.
Reddy told Gadkari that while 125 km of the highway met national standards, a 62-km stretch ran through the Amrabad forest area and hadn’t been developed due to Forest and Environment Department regulations.
Vehicular traffic was allowed only during daylight hours in this section. The Telangana Chief Minister requested Gadkari to approve the construction of a four-lane elevated corridor through the forest area and allocate funds for it in the 2024-25 budget.
This corridor would reduce the distance between Hyderabad and Prakasam district in Andhra Pradesh by 45 km.
Reddy also urged Gadkari to speed up the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for widening the Hyderabad-Vijayawada NH-65 into a six-lane road. This expansion would improve safety and reduce accidents on this busy route between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
Additionally, Reddy requested approval for a bypass on the southern side of Warangal, Telangana’s second-largest city. This bypass would connect NH-63 (16), linking Telangana and Chhattisgarh, around Warangal and Hanamkonda.
The Chief Minister further suggested establishing ropeways at Yadadri Temple, Hanuman Konda in Nalgonda, and Nagarjunasagar under the Parvatmala scheme. He also sought approval for pontoon bridges at 10 locations along the Godavari and Krishna rivers to improve transport in tribal areas, and for setting up a transport training institute on 67 acres of government land near NH-65 in Nalgonda.
State Roads and Buildings Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy, along with MPs and other officials, accompanied the CM during the meeting.
