The first phase of the Comprehensive Road Maintenance Programme (CRMP) is being implemented successfully, with agencies completing the restoration of major roads in Hyderabad, including repairs, maintenance, and re-carpeting, at a cost of Rs 1,050 crore over three years.
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) entrusted the repair, re-carpeting, and maintenance of 709 km of main roads to private agencies under CRMP for a five-year period.
After agencies were given the responsibility for restoring the roads, an additional 102.95 km stretch was identified and handed over to CRMP agencies without increasing the project cost.
For the first phase of CRMP, on the 811.95 km of city main roads, road repairs, maintenance, and re-carpeting were undertaken at a cost of Rs 1,050 crore.
The CRMP works have an estimated contract value of Rs 1,827 crore and will be completed over a five-year period that began in 2020. The surplus funds will be used to maintain these major roads over the next two years. According to the contract, the agencies are responsible for maintaining the roads after they have been restored.
Aside from restoring and maintaining the main carriageway, the agencies were also tasked with maintaining the greenery on the medians.
According to GHMC data, bills to agencies are being released as work progresses, and penalties were imposed on agencies when grievance redressal was delayed.
“We want the main roads to be potholes free and eroded bitumen layers should not be present on them. The penalties were imposed after the complaints related to potholes and road damage were not resolved within the stipulated time,” a GHMC official was quoted as saying.
The GHMC is laying Vacuum Dewatered Cement Concrete (VDCC) roads on stretches where traffic is relatively low compared to main roads/major thoroughfares and major water logging roads. The GHMC is laying 146 km of VDCC roads with Rs 158.67 crore. The GHMC is also laying VDCC roads instead of regular bitumen roads to avoid rainwater stagnation and to ensure longevity.
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