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CM urges Centre to declare RRR southern part as national highway

- HYDERABAD

Chief Minister Revanth Reddy appealed to Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari to declare the southern part of the Regional Ring Road (RRR) as a national highway and to expand the Hyderabad-Vijayawada National Highway to six lanes.

Chief Minister Revanth Reddy met Union Minister Gadkari in New Delhi on Wednesday. On the occasion, the Chief Minister brought to the notice of the Union Minister the widening of national highways in Telangana, the announceme­nt of new national highways, the commenceme­nt of works on the roads which have already been declared as national highways and so on.

The Sangareddy to Narsapur-Thoopran-Gajwel-Jagadevpur-Bhuvangiri-Chautupp al road (158.645 km) has been declared as a national road and half of its land acquisitio­n cost is being borne by the government, the Chief Minister explained to the Union Minister.

Revanth Reddy requested Gadkari to declare the road from Ch autu pp alto Am an gal Shadhn agar-Sang ar eddy (181.87 km) as a national highway and asked him to declare the southern part of RRR as a national highway and grant funds in the annual plan of NHAI this year.

The road from Hyderabad (ORR Gourelli Junction) to Va li go nd a-Thor r ur-Nelli ku du ru M ah bu ba bad-Kottagudem­h as been declared as a national highway, in which tenders have been called for 69 km under only one package. The Chief Minister also brought to this matter to his notice and requested him to call tenders for other work. Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka, R&B Minister Komatiredd­y Venkat Reddy, IT Minister D Sridhar Babu, Peddapalli MP Vamsi and Chennur MLA Vivek also accompanie­d the Chief Minister.

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