Roads in agency area of Khammam to be developed

Khammam, Nov. 4:  Soon  the roads in the agency area of  Khammam will be developed and the commuters in the remote places of Khammam  district will have easy   accessibility to the near by towns either for medical care or  for business  purpose. This  was  disclosed by  the   Mnister for Roads and buildings g Aruna   here  on Wednesday.The  minister who came here to lay the  foundation  stone for road works in Bhadrachalalm said that the Central Government had already  released Rs. 176.73 crore from Central reserve fund to lay  the roads in  the agency area of Khammam district.

Interacting with  the media on this  occasion  she said that  the  state  government had also urged the Union Government to take up five roads as national high ways in the state.Referring to the bad state of  roads at the moment she said because of recent rains 4, 377 km length of roads in various districts have been badly damaged. The estimated damage to  the roads has been put at Rs 1, 372 crores. For immediate repairs of roads the state has sanctioned only Rs 150 crores.The state is pressing the Centre for  the release of Rs 800 crore for the laying  of new roads which were  damaged by rain. Soon a delegation from the state will meet prime Minister Manmohan Singh to appraise him the situation of roads in Hyderabad.``We will develop rural roads in the state and Nabard has already released Rs. 150 crore for it” she said.