CM KCR sanctions Rs 2,500 crore, wants roads in Telangana to shine like mirrors

Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, who wanted the roads in the State to shine like mirrors, has sanctioned Rs 2,500 crore for road repair works in rural areas of the State by the Roads and Buildings department, with officials now gearing up to execute and complete the works by summer.

Roads and Buildings Minister V Prashanth Reddy on Monday directed officials to ensure work agreements were issued to contractors before December 15 and to launch the works at the earliest. At a meeting with



department officials here on Monday, the Minister said the Chief Minister had sanctioned Rs 2,500 crore for R&B road works. These funds would be utilized for taking up Periodical Renewal works and Flood Damaged Roads, including repairing damaged culverts across the State.

All the district Superintending Engineers and Executive Engineers were instructed to take up constituency-wise works. The works were to be executed in coordination with the local MLAs and in accordance with their recommendations, he said.