Gadkari Announces Road Projects Worth Rs 41,000 Cr For Telangana

Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari announced road projects worth Rs 41,000 crore for Telangana on Monday (January 4).

The project includes construction of two express highways, one from Hyderabad to Bangalore and the other from Hyderabad to Vijayawada.

The minister said the detailed project reports (DPR) for the two express highways connecting Telangana with Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh will be prepared by the government soon,

According to Business Insider, the project also includes cost for upgrading 12 state highways to national highways.

The projected cost of 210 km-long Hyderabad-Bangalore expressway is estimated to be around Rs 8,400 crore, while the 190 km-long second expressway between Hyderabad and Vijayawada would cost Rs 7,600 crore, PTI reported.

"The total package for Telangana will be Rs 41,000 crore. This is not the final figure. It is still open for discussion. And if any new National Highway is recommended from the leaders of Telangana, state government or from our (BJP) leaders, we will think positively and we will support Telangana as a new state," Gadkari told reporters in Hyderabad.

Gadkari was laid the foundation stone for a national highway to be built between Yadgir and Warangal which is estimated to cost Rs 1,424 crore.

The transport minster assured the transport ministry would take up the work of constructing waterways in the state of Telangana once the proposal is cleared by the Rajya Sabha. As per PTI, 111 waterway projects are yet to get the approval in the Rajya Sabha.