Nitin Gadkari lays foundation stone of 14 NH projects worth over Rs 13,000 cr in Telangana

NewsBharati    21-Dec-2020 17:51:55 PM
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New Delhi, Dec 21: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid the foundation of 14 NH projects in Telangana include over 765 km long roads worth Rs 13,169 crore. Speaking on the occasion, he informed that a total of 59 road works with an approved length of 1,918 km and a cost of Rs 17,617 crore have been sanctioned in Telangana in the last 6 years.
 
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Of this, 1,782 km length has already been sanctioned with a cost of 15,689 crores. He said, "Almost all of the 33 districts in the state today have connectivity with National Highways. The remaining district Peddapally will also be connected to the network soon." The Minister said, "There has been a phenomenal growth of 55.71 percent NH length in last 6 years in the State. Nearly 1400 km NH length has been added during this period in the State". Under the CRIF scheme, a sum of Rs 2,436 crore has been sanctioned till now for the state, of which Rs 1483 crore has already been released.
 
The Minister said that in line with the Prime Minister’s vision for a New India, the development of world-class transport infrastructure has been prioritized, through initiatives such as the Bharatmala Pariyojana, India’s largest ever infrastructure development program.
 
The Pariyojana was conceptualized through a scientific study of freight traffic movement between key origin-destination pairs to enable efficient freight and passenger movement. Projects with a length of 1,730 kms have been identified for development under Bharatmala Pariyojana in the state of Telangana. Out of these 14 projects, 9 projects with a length of 423 km have already been awarded at a cost of Rs 7,400 crore.
 
Development of greenfield and access-controlled corridor has also been planned in Telangana to ease-out traffic on existing corridors, reduce travel time and costs, and also provide a boost to the economy. These include - Surat, Ahmadnagar, Solapur, Kurnool, Chennai (75 km length in Telangana); Suryapet - Khammam - Devarapalle (164 km length in Telangana); Indore - Hyderabad (136 km length in Telangana).
 
While the development of these corridors will ease the traffic on existing routes, it will also lead to improved savings, due to reduced travel time and fuel consumption thereby also reducing the carbon footprint. Development of multiple wayside amenities is also being planned across the corridors to improve rider comfort. The corridors have been planned as fully access-controlled leading to enhanced rider mobility and safety. Development of these corridors would also generate both white-collar and blue-collar jobs thereby also providing the much-needed boost to the economy.
 
Gadkari called upon the state to take up diversification of agriculture into economic productivity. He said, the country is already over-producing sugar and rice, and sufficient stock are available with the government. The surplus may be converted to Ethanol, which can be used as an alternative fuel for vehicles. He said this will not only improve farmers' income but will also be an indigenous source of fuel for the country.
 
The event was attended by Union Ministers G Kishan Reddy and Gen Dr. V K Singh, Telangana Minister for Roads & Buildings, Legislative Affairs and Housing Shri Vemula Prashanth Reddy, Speaker of Telangana Assembly Shri Pocharam Srinivas Reddy, MPS, and MLAs, in addition to senior officers from the Centre and the State.