Cabinet approves NH-63, NH-563 expansion under HAM, BOT models

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved widening of NH-63 and NH-563 in Telangana under HAM and BOT models, covering 190.76 km at a cost of Rs 7,597.16 crore.

Hyderabad: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the widening of the existing Armoor-Jagtial Mancherial Section of National Highway (NH)-63 on Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM) and Jagtial-Karimnagar Section of NH-563 on BOT (Toll) to the 4-lane standard under three work packages with a combined total length of 190.76 km and combined total capital cost of Rs. 7,597.16 crore.

The project section of Armoor-Jagtial-Mancherial passes through Nizamabad, Jagtial, and Mancherial districts of Telangana, facing severe congestion at present due to several built-up areas along the highway, such as, Anksapoor, Korutla, Jagtial, Dharmapuri, Lakshettipet and Mancherial.

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Similarly, the Jagtial- Karimnagar section passes through severely congested and heavily built-up places along the stretch, such as Jagtial, Potharam, Gangadhara and Karimnagar.

The projects are proposed to have a 4-lane configuration with bypasses to built-up areas with open tolling, ensuring a design speed of 100 km/hour and improved travel efficiency across the districts of Nizamabad, Jagtial, Mancherial and Karimnagar.

The project will also enhance regional mobility and promote socio-economic development. The projects are in line with the PM Gati Shakti principles and will connect five Economic Nodes, seven Social Nodes and ten Logistic Nodes. This will have a positive impact on the Logistics Performance Index (LPI) of the country.

Upon completion, travel time is expected to reduce by about 1 hour and 30 minutes between Armoor and Mancherial and by about 45 minutes between Jagtial and Karimnagar, while providing safe, fast, and uninterrupted connectivity for both passenger and freight traffic.