Rasoolpura ‘Y’ shaped flyover project gets Secunderabad Cantonment Board clearance

The Secunderabad Cantonment Board has cleared a four-lane Y-shaped flyover at Rasoolpura junction by issuing a NoC to the GHMC. The Rs 150 crore project aims to ease chronic traffic congestion at one of Hyderabad’s busiest junctions.

Hyderabad: The Secunderabad Cantonment Board (SCB) has issued a no-objection certificate (NoC) to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) for a proposed four-lane, uni-directional Y-shaped flyover at Rasoolpura junction, one of the city’s busiest traffic intersections.

The decision to issue the NoC was taken unanimously at the Cantonment Board meeting held on Friday. A resolution to this effect was also passed unanimously in the presence of Cantonment Board President Brigadier S Rajiv, Cantonment MLA N Sri Ganesh and SCB-nominated member Bhanuka Narmada.

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In January 2022, the then MA&UD Minister KT Rama Rao had proposed the flyover under the Strategic Road Development Programme and had also met Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, seeking cantonment land for the project.

Despite flyovers constructed in the vicinity, Rasoolpura junction continues to witness frequent gridlock due to heavy traffic from Uppal, L B Nagar, Secunderabad and the Cantonment heading towards Punjagutta, Ameerpet, Banjara Hills and Jubilee Hills. Traffic from Minister Road, KIMS, Kawadiguda and Musheerabad also converges at Rasoolpura junction, worsening congestion.

The GHMC will take up the project at an estimated cost of Rs 150 crore under the Hyderabad City Innovative and Transformative Infrastructure (HiCITI) programme. The flyover will feature a Y-shaped design, beginning on the northern side of the HMRL building, with the four-lane carriageway splitting into two arms. One arm will lead towards Minister Road with three lanes measuring 11 metres in width, while the other will head towards Patigadda with two lanes measuring 7.5 metres at the Rasoolpura junction.

SCB Chief Executive Officer Arvind Kumar Dwivedi told the media that the Defence Estates Office, Telangana and AP, has accorded official permission to the GHMC, as the flyover requires land classified as B-2 land, owned by the Defence Ministry but under the control of the State government.

Other key resolutions of the Board included primary approval granted by the Ministry of Defence to the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) to construct two elevated corridors in the Cantonment area, following the completion of final land and property demarcation.

Meanwhile, the Secunderabad Cantonment Board also decided to collect trade licence fees for permit rooms used by wine shops, bars and restaurants. A resolution was passed to collect an annual trade licence fee of Rs 500 per sq yard of plinth area for such permit rooms. The Board also decided to collect 100 percent annual garbage charges from wine shops, bars and restaurants.