Vijayawada Central MLA Vishnu urges SCR to sanction RUBs and ROBs

VIJAYAWADA: State Planning Board vice-chairman and Vijayawada Central MLA Malladi Vishnu has urged the railway department to construct Railway Over Bridges and Railway Under Bridges in Vijayawada city to resolve the traffic problems.

The MLA met SCR general manager Arun Jain on Friday and discussed various issues in the city.

Vishnu pointed out to the GM that the Railway Board has already given approval for some such works “In view of the growth in the city’s population and increase in traffic, the construction of railway over bridges and railway under bridges is necessary in many places. Under the Gati Shakti project, ROB constructions are to be undertaken at Gunadala (2 ROBs), Madhura Nagar Pappula Mill, and Rajarajeswari Peta Railway gates,” he noted.

The MLA also requested the railway GM to sanction an ROB over the tracks at Vambay Colony. The road construction, UGD, and water line works at the Ramakrishnapuram-Devi Nagar railway underpass have been stopped due to lack of necessary railway permissions and the people of the area are facing serious problems, he said.

He requested that the pending railway permissions be cleared so that the newly laid UGD lines in GVR Nagar can be connected to the STP (sewage treatment plant) in Ajit Singh Nagar.

Vishnu said the railway department had sought permission to improve the drainage system along the Basavatharaka Nagar and Ramakrishnapuram railway tracks. The SCR GM responded positively to the requests of the MLA and promised to speed up the necessary steps from the railway department.