Cabinet approves four-laning of Yadgiri-Warangal section of NH-163 in Telangana
The move will in reduce time and cost of travel between Yadagiri and Warangal
New Delhi:: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given its approval for development of the four-laning of the Yadgiri-Warangal section of National Highway-163 in Telangana.
This work will be under the National Highways Development Project (NHDP) Phase-IV.
The approval is in Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) basis.
The cost is estimated to be Rs.1905.23 crore including cost of land acquisition, resettlement and rehabilitation and other pre-construction activities. The total length of the road will be approximately 99 kilometers.
The main objective of the project is to expedite the improvement of infrastructure in Telangana and also in reducing the time and cost of travel for traffic, particularly heavy traffic, plying on the Yadgiri-Warangal sector.
After four laning of this stretch, the whole stretch from Hyderabad to Warangal would be four-laned.
The development of this stretch will also help in uplifting the socio-economic condition of the concerned regions of the state and would also increase employment potential for local labourers for project activities.
The project is covered in the region of Yadgiri and Warangal.