Road works covering 336 kms completed under Bharatmala Pariyojna Phase-I in Telangana
Hyderabad: Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said that under Bharatmala Pariyojna Phase-I, road works covering a length of 568 km costing Rs. 9,906 crore were awarded in Telangana. Of these, works covering a length of about 336 km have been completed. In all, works covering 2,178 km were envisaged […]
Hyderabad: Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said that under Bharatmala Pariyojna Phase-I, road works covering a length of 568 km costing Rs. 9,906 crore were awarded in Telangana. Of these, works covering a length of about 336 km have been completed.
In all, works covering 2,178 km were envisaged for development under Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I in Telangana at a total cost of Rs 54,485 crore, he said, replying to TRS MP G Ranjith Reddy in the Lok Sabha.
The union Minister said all the projects envisaged under the Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I, including in Telangana, were targeted to be completed by 2026-27.
On the progress of works as per schedule, the union Minister said generally preparation of Detailed Project Reports takes about 12 to 18 months. During this time, various other pre-construction activities including land acquisition, clearances for utility from forest and environment are completed. Based on the preparedness of the project, the work is awarded.
The pre-construction activities were carried out in consultation with various State governments. It was a time consuming activity which has been expedited to minimise the delay at the programme level, he added.
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