HYDERABAD: It took a horrific highway crash that killed 10-year outdated Ramya and her grandfather in July 2016 and two years for officers as nowhere was this “steely” resolve more in proof than on Road No three, Banjara Hills — probably the most busiest stretches in the town — the place a brand new steel bridge will arise between the foot overbridge (near TOI office) and Chutneys eating place in the subsequent six months.
Senior officers told STOI that formalities like allotting a portion of the graveyard and land acquisition of business establishments en course the stretch were finished and tenders were floated for what would be the town’s first steel bridge. “Families of those buried in the graveyard have given their consent to our proposal for the steel bridge. They best asked us not to have an effect on the burial monuments and buildings that have been maintained for more than five a long time,” a senior GHMC reliable told STOI.
Once tenders are finalised, notices will be served on house owners of the houses which will take a hit. Nearly 50 according to cent of Chutneys assets will have to be pulled down as a part of widening of the road. Apart from this, a couple of other houses will even get affected. Executive engineer, visitors and transportation, GHMC, Venkat Reddy told STOI, “GHMC will spend Rs 6 crore on the mighty construction and floated tenders. It will take a minimum of six months to complete the bridge but our intention is to complete the construction inside of 4 months.”
Sources mentioned the undertaking were given the much-needed thrust with municipal administration minister KT Rama Rao’s push to build the bridge without shedding a unmarried inch of the graveyard land. While the GHMC moved ahead with its plans and negotiated with the ancestors of graveyards, the popular eating place control and others had objected to parting with the land for the undertaking. “The steel bridge will serve twin purposes. It can come in useful to clear heavy visitors volumes during peak hours, while motorists too can use the present highway,” claimed a GHMC reliable.
The GHMC had put forth the steel bridge proposal on June 21 earlier than the status committee, which waved the golf green sign. Road control mavens hope this new bridge won't best ease the visitors gridlocks steadily observed in this stretch but additionally ensure sooner trip for hundreds of motorists passing through the arterial highway.
If the officers have their approach, all visitors woes bothering the commuters a lot of these years must come to finish by December/January, mentioned sources. “Traffic coming from Madhapur and LV Prasad Eye Institute and proceeding against Punjagutta by way of Nagarjuna Circle is steadily stopped on every occasion there may be VIP movement. That would be a thing of the previous once the steel bridge is in place,” a visitors cop added.
Senior officers told STOI that formalities like allotting a portion of the graveyard and land acquisition of business establishments en course the stretch were finished and tenders were floated for what would be the town’s first steel bridge. “Families of those buried in the graveyard have given their consent to our proposal for the steel bridge. They best asked us not to have an effect on the burial monuments and buildings that have been maintained for more than five a long time,” a senior GHMC reliable told STOI.
Once tenders are finalised, notices will be served on house owners of the houses which will take a hit. Nearly 50 according to cent of Chutneys assets will have to be pulled down as a part of widening of the road. Apart from this, a couple of other houses will even get affected. Executive engineer, visitors and transportation, GHMC, Venkat Reddy told STOI, “GHMC will spend Rs 6 crore on the mighty construction and floated tenders. It will take a minimum of six months to complete the bridge but our intention is to complete the construction inside of 4 months.”
Sources mentioned the undertaking were given the much-needed thrust with municipal administration minister KT Rama Rao’s push to build the bridge without shedding a unmarried inch of the graveyard land. While the GHMC moved ahead with its plans and negotiated with the ancestors of graveyards, the popular eating place control and others had objected to parting with the land for the undertaking. “The steel bridge will serve twin purposes. It can come in useful to clear heavy visitors volumes during peak hours, while motorists too can use the present highway,” claimed a GHMC reliable.
The GHMC had put forth the steel bridge proposal on June 21 earlier than the status committee, which waved the golf green sign. Road control mavens hope this new bridge won't best ease the visitors gridlocks steadily observed in this stretch but additionally ensure sooner trip for hundreds of motorists passing through the arterial highway.
If the officers have their approach, all visitors woes bothering the commuters a lot of these years must come to finish by December/January, mentioned sources. “Traffic coming from Madhapur and LV Prasad Eye Institute and proceeding against Punjagutta by way of Nagarjuna Circle is steadily stopped on every occasion there may be VIP movement. That would be a thing of the previous once the steel bridge is in place,” a visitors cop added.
Hyd: Rs 6-cr steel bridge to cut graveyard chaos
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