Telangana News

As soon as the Telangana government acquires land, the Centre has promised to develop 2600 km of National Highways in the state.

Telangana Chief Minister KCR met Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi and discussed the pending National Highways, conversion into four-lane roads and development of other roads including one from Paradise to Bowenpally in Cantonment area and waterways on the Godavari, among others.

“After Telangana formation, centre announced several NHs. The Union minister promised to issue orders in a day or two. We also sought sanction of NH for which DPR were submitted,” TS minister Tummala Nageswara Rao said.

TS government sough permission for the land acquisition for expansion of 650 km of roads under National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).

Development of waterways on Godavari River, expansion of Yadadri-Warangal four-lane road, Kothagudem, Jagdalpur highway works, Amaravati, a second bridge over Godavari at Bhadrachalam and four-lane roads in new and the old district headquarters were also taken up with Gadkari.