Following reports of outrage among citizens over an inordinate delay in completing several infrastructure projects in and around the city, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) convened a meeting of officials mainly from the engineering department to discuss the matter and ratchet-up the pace of works. Apart from other projects, the officials reviewed the works of Zoo Park to Aram Ghar flyover bridge and decided to expedite the works.
It is pertinent to mention here that the Zoo Park to Aram Ghar grade separator work is causing great inconvenience to the people especially the commuters who regularly travel through this stretch also known as National Highway-44. Apart from this bridge, works of another foot-over-bridge at Odam Gadda Railway Halt on the borders of Shastripuram with Mailardevpally a few meters away is also kept pending since months for the reason better known to officials from GHMC and the Railway. This passage is considered the best shortway that interconnects Highway No.44 to Srisailam Highway.
However, the works of foot-over-bridge at Odam Gadda were kept pending since the last eight months while the authorities have already blocked the passage ever since the beginning of the works. This is causing immense inconvenience to the commuters. Recently the railway halt claimed one life when a person was trying to cross over the bridge. Besides, other minor incidents too come to test the patients of the local people who are now resorting to protests every often to bring the issues to the notice of the authorities.
Only a few days ago, the area saw a devastating protest held by the local people against the representatives of both TRS and MIM party representing the area with shared boundaries.
GHMC Chief Lokesh Kumar presided over the review meeting and discussed in length about the pending works of the fly over projects grounded at different areas within the city and elsewhere especially about Zoo Park to Aram Ghar grade separator.
GHMC Chief urged the authorities to expedite the works of Zoo Park to Aram Ghar flyover bridge and complete it on time to avoid inconvenience to the road users. Apart from this, works of other projects taken up under SRDP should also be given priority.
Praising the SRDP scheme, the official said “A total 48 projects have been taken up under the scheme of which 18 flyovers, 5 under passes, 7 ROBs, one cable bridge and 3 other works have been completed. Remaining 14 projects are in different stages.
The GHMC Chief instructed the officials from Engineering Wing to expedite the works of atleast 10 projects in the city so as to allow them to be thrown open for the public by December this year.
