Hyderabad: To help provide better transport facilities in the city, the GHMC was giving importance to road widening works and acquisition of land for construction of elevated corridor (flyover) from Uppal Road towards Warangal Route. A 150 feet wide road was proposed for construction of elevated corridor as part of signal-free traveling system under SRDP projects, the Mayor said.
Mayor Bonthu Rammohan and MLA Subash Reddy gave away cheques to the affected property holders under road widening worth Rs 17 crore in apart and Rs 31 crore paid already. The Mayor said only 84 properties out of 257 acquired and 33 properties were demolished. Besides, a total of seven religious and six government properties are under for road widening. He also said to ease the traffic, it was proposed to construct road along Musi River from Ali Café, Amberpet to Uppal Metro Station.
MLA Subash Reddy said as Uppal was facing Eastern side of the city, most of the development activities are taking place in Uppal constituency. He sought special budget to provide better amenities in the Uppal Constituency area. Corporator A. Hanumanth Reddy, Chief City Planner Devender Reddy, DMC Krishna Kishore and others participated in the program. (NSS)
