The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by PM Modi, on Wednesday approved the widening of the Armoor-Jagtial-Mancherial Section of NH-63 on Hybrid Annuity Model and the Jagtial-Karimnagar Section of NH–563 on BOT to the 4-Lane standard in Telangana.
Hyderabad: In a major boost to road infrastructure in Telangana, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the widening of the Armoor-Jagtial-Mancherial section of National Highway-63 and the Jagtial-Karimnagar section of National Highway-563 to four-lane standards at a combined capital cost of `7,597.16 crore.
The projects, covering a total length of 190.76 km, will be executed in three packages. The Armoor-Jagtial section (63.6 km) and the Jagtial-Mancherial section (68.295 km) of NH-63 will be developed under the Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM), while the 58.866-km Jagtial-Karimnagar stretch of NH-563 will be taken up under the Build-Operate-Transfer (Toll) model.
The Armoor-Jagtial-Mancherial corridor passes through Nizamabad, Jagtial and Mancherial districts and currently faces severe congestion due to densely populated urban stretches, including Anksapoor, Korutla, Jagtial, Dharmapuri, Lakshettipet and Mancherial. Similarly, the Jagtial-Karimnagar section experiences heavy traffic congestion in built-up areas such as Jagtial, Potharam, Gangadhara and Karimnagar.
The four-lane highways will include bypasses around major habitations and will adopt an open-tolling system, enabling a design speed of 100 kmph and significantly improving travel efficiency. The projects are expected to enhance regional mobility and accelerate socio-economic development across Nizamabad, Jagtial, Mancherial and Karimnagar districts.
The upgraded corridors will connect five economic nodes, seven social nodes and 10 logistics nodes. Key economic hubs linked by the project include the Special Economic Zones at Siddipet and Warangal Urban, Mega Food Parks at Nizamabad and Siddipet, and the Fishing and Seafood Cluster at Rajanna Sircilla. Social and tourism destinations benefiting from improved connectivity include Vemulawada, Kondagattu, Nagunur Fort, Dharmapuri, Kaleshwaram, Lower Manair Dam and Quila Fort.
The project will also strengthen connectivity to important railway stations, including Nizamabad, Lingampet/Jagtial, Korutla, Peddapalli, Mancherial, Poddur, Gangadhara and Karimnagar, thereby improving multimodal transport integration and contributing positively to India's Logistics Performance Index.
According to official estimates, travel time between Armoor and Mancherial will be reduced by around one hour and 30 minutes, while the journey between Jagtial and Karimnagar will be shortened by nearly 45 minutes. The project is also expected to lower fuel consumption, reduce carbon emissions and bring down vehicle operating costs for both passenger and freight traffic.
Of the total project length, substantial greenfield development has been proposed, including 45.65 km on the Armoor-Jagtial section, 66.10 km on the Jagtial-Mancherial section and 34.96 km on the Jagtial-Karimnagar stretch. The three projects are expected to generate around 34.43 lakh direct man-days and 42.7 lakh indirect man-days of employment during the construction and operation phases.
Traffic volumes on the corridors are already significant, with Annual Average Daily Traffic recorded at 14,949 PCUs on the Armoor-Jagtial section, 12,084 PCUs on the Jagtial-Mancherial section and 20,446 PCUs on the Jagtial-Karimnagar stretch during 2024-25, underscoring the need for the widening of these highways.
