KTR asks GHMC officials to complete Indira Park-VST steel bridge in 3 months

HYDERABAD: Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister K.T. Rama Rao conducted a surprise inspection of the steel bridge from Indira Park to VST and other development works on Saturday.

The engineering team of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is building the 2.62-km-long four-lane bi-directional steel bridge. The Minister urged the staff to complete the work in three months and to work with the Traffic Police to implement the necessary traffic diversions. In addition, KTR emphasised to officials that worker and public safety must be prioritised.

The Minister said that the steel bridge would be developed on the lines of other projects completed under the Strategic Road Development Plan (SRDP). GHMC is constructing the steel bridge corridor at a cost of nearly Rs. 426 crores.

The project would especially serve people in Musheerabad, Khairatabad, Amberpet and surrounding locations. It would ease the flow of traffic at RTC Cross Roads. Stating that there was a demand for the project from the past two decades, KTR said that a steel bridge was being instead of the traditional concrete bridge so that the works are completed at the earliest. He said that the project would give relief from traffic congestion to lakhs of people.

Besides, the MAUD Minister inspected the Strategic Nala Development Programme (SNDP) works at Hussain Sagar Surplus Nala. The minister assessed the retaining wall being constructed at Ashok Nagar. He said that a huge amount of funds were allocated for the Hussain Sagar Surplus Nala and constructions such as the retaining wall were taken up. The Minister said that this would protect low lying areas from flood water from the lake. KTR asked the GHMC officials to complete the works before monsoons set in.