Work on the 9.2-km Centrally-sponsored National Highways connectivity mission that passes by means of the town of Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh is progressing at a snail’s tempo as a result of quite a few delays.
At first, the delay in in permission from the Railways for demolition of the girders and bridge portion throughout the tracks, and lack of monetary approval for compensation for two acres of land halted the progress.
Now that the demolition is over, approval for the brand new designs of pillars and girders from the Railways is awaited. Initially, one facet of the four-lane bridge was anticipated to be opened by January 2023, however now the work is more likely to be accomplished solely by March this 12 months.
Work on the mission, taken up by Anantapur Urban MLA Anantha Venkatarami Reddy, was grounded in January final 12 months after the Road Over Bridge on the Hyderabad-Bengaluru Railway line in Guntakal Railway Division was demolished.
Roads and Buildings NH Division DEE J. Jagadeesh Gupta advised The Hindu that 85% of the work on the ₹198-crore mission was accomplished, and that when the permission is accorded for the flyover (RoB) designs on the railway portion, work on the remaining portion can be accomplished too.
The land acquisition for the portion from Saptagiri Circle to the Surga Nagar is pending as street widening on this stretch entails demolitions and land acquisitions near 2 acres.
The Revenue Department has estimated the price of compensation at ₹80 crore, whereas initially it was estimated at simply ₹8 crore. The proposal is pending with the Finance Ministry and Ministry of Road Transport within the Centre, which is funding the mission, which was bid for much less by the contractor.
Once the RoB is accomplished, an underpass with a 4.5-meter sq. duct shall be supplied underneath the railway tracks to permit native visitors to crossover with out climbing on to the RoB.
Source: www.thehindu.com
