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Hyderabad roads to get makeover
Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao instructed the GHMC officials to undertake road network repairs in the city on war footing by starting the works within 10 days and complete them within a month.
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Start works in 10 days: CM instructs GHMC officials
Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao instructed the GHMC officials to undertake road network repairs in the city on war footing by starting the works within 10 days and complete them within a month.
Speaking at a review meeting with GHMC officials held at his Camp Office on Thursday, KCR said roads in many areas in the city were damaged due to rains and needed immediate repairs.
He said a list of all such damaged roads must be prepared immediately so that tenders could be called for online within short time and work could be entrusted thereafter.
Even at places where Metro Rail works were going on, the GHMC officials should speak with the concerned and make arrangements to undertake repairs without disturbing the ongoing Metro Rail works.
The Chief Minister also told the Chief Engineer of National Highways as the National Highway Network passes through the city, they too should undertake repair works simultaneously. Similarly, roads that were handed over by R&B to GHMC, repairs have to be undertaken, he ordered.
The repair work has to be undertaken simultaneously in the entire GHMC zones, he added.“While undertaking repairs, GHMC has to work out details of number of roads for total renewal and for strengthening. Even attention has to be given to small patches here and there.
The repair work should be in tune with modern technology so that they would survive for a longer period,” the Chief Minister said. The CM also discussed with GHMC officials about the length of roads that could be made with concrete.
It has been decided by the CM that as part of special road drive in city, renewals of 1,000 kilometre to be made with black top roads and 400 kilometres to be made with white top roads at the total cost of Rs 500 crore.
Reviewing the issue of illegal constructions, the Chief Minister said despite Building Regularisation Scheme (BRS) and Land Regularisation Scheme (LRS), the illegal activity was going on. He instructed the GHMC officials to check and prepare a strategy as to how illegal constructions could be stopped.
For this, the CM suggested opening of a special flying squad wing directly under the control and supervision of GHMC Commissioner and perfect strategy to be prepared for its functioning.
Roads & Buildings Minister Tummala Nageswar Rao, Principal Secretary to CM S Narsing Rao, GHMC Commissioner Somesh Kumar, Chief Engineer and Superintendent Engineers of GHMC attended the review meeting.
