Length of national highways in Telangana up by over 55%: Gadkari

Hyderabad, Dec 21 : Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said that there has been a phenomenal growth of 55.71 per cent in the length of national highways in Telangana during the last six years.
Nearly 1,400 kms length has been added during this period, he said while inaugurating six national highway projects. He also laid foundation stone for another eight projects in Telangana.
The estimated cost of these 14 works with a total length of 765.663 km is Rs 13,169 crore.
The event held by virtual mode was also attended by Union Ministers G. Kishan Reddy and V.K. Singh, Telangana’s Roads and Buildings Minister Vemula Prashanth Reddy and Assembly Speaker Pocharam Srinivas Reddy.
Gadkari said that that a total of 59 road works with approved length of 1,918 km and a cost of Rs 17,617 crore have been sanctioned in Telangana in the last six years. Of this, 1,782 km length has already been done at a cost of 15,689 crore.
He revealed that almost all of the 33 districts in the state now have connectivity with national highways. The remaining district Peddapally will also be connected to the network soon.