A total of 146 km of vacuum dewatered cement concrete roads (VDCC) are being built by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) this financial year with an outlay of Rs 158.67 crore. This will significantly improve the experience of traveling on city roads.
The corporation completed eight kilometers of VDCC roads at a cost of Rs 10.75 crore by July, while 33 kilometers with an outlay of Rs 41.16 crore are currently in construction.
In a press release, the GHMC said that the laying of 73.12 km with Rs 76.30 crore will start soon, while work on 27.10 km is in the tender stage, and work on 4.3 km is on hold.
VDCC roads were chosen over regular bitumen roads by the municipal corporation in order to prevent rainwater stagnation. In addition to improving the strength and durability of concrete, this new technology reduces the water-cement ratio immediately after the mix is placed while laying roads.
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As compared to major thoroughfares, these roads are being constructed in colonies and stretches with relatively little traffic. In addition, VDCC roads are laid where water stagnation is a recurring problem and where repeated damage may occur, an official said.
A total of 100.73 km of VDCC roads were laid at a cost of Rs 101.64 crore in the financial year 2021-22.
Also, officials explained the zone-by-zone completion of the works. For LB Nagar Zone, 37 works worth Rs 14.71 crore have been proposed for the laying of 17.11 km of road, of which four have been completed and 13 are in various stages of completion. The rest of the work is yet to start.
In the Charminar zone, proposals for 61 works worth Rs 29.72 crore, six of which have been completed and nine of which are in various stages of completion 33 works have yet to begin, and the remaining thirteen are in the tendering process.
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