Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has announced that a special task force will be set up to deal with the challenges, land acquisition and legal issues faced in the construction of national highway projects in the state.
He said that the government will announce an immediate action plan to coordinate with the key officials of this task force so that the 129 projects that are currently in operation as well as the Rs.30,000 crore road projects to be undertaken in the future are completed smoothly without any problems.
The Chief Minister conducted a review on the construction of national highways in the state, including 260 km with land acquisition and other issues. Officials reported to the CM that 11 projects worth Rs.4,766 crore are pending.
In the review meeting, Chandrababu promised to solve the land acquisition issues within 3 months. He said that the task force will include officials from National Highway, Forest, Railway, Revenue and R&B. In addition to this, a special web portal will be made available to report all the problems on a single platform and provide immediate solutions.
He said that the contract agencies can take the sand required for the national highways under construction for free and arrangements will be made in this regard. Also, the CM assured that the gravel permits will be made easier.
The CM suggested looking into the possibilities of storing water in the form of a watershed at the construction of huge bridges in road projects. Due to this, he said the underground water level will increase. It said that Rs.252.42 crore is being sanctioned for the development of roads in AP.
Meanwhile, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has announced that a 6-row elevated corridor will be constructed at Ranasthalam in Srikakulam district. He said that funds have been sanctioned for the construction of the elevated corridor through social media. Details related to this have been revealed.
On the other hand, the Center has already sanctioned Rs. 400 crore for the development of roads which are crucial for the development of Andhra Pradesh. A few days ago, Nitin Gadkari announced that Rs 400 crore has been sanctioned from the Central Road Infrastructure Fund for the development of 200.06 km long 13 state roads in AP. It was announced that approval has been given to construct a 4-lane ROB on the Guntur-Nallapadu railway route at a cost of Rs 98 crore.
