In order to restore Hyderabad's crumbling and damaged infrastructure, the HMRL today joined the GHMC in its road restoration drive in all the three Metro Rail Corridors at a cost of Rs. 20 crores.
It floated tenders which are due for opening on Saturday for repair works in various stretches which were severely damaged due to the recent heavy rains along L B Nagar - Dilsukhnagar - Chaderghat; Rang Mahal Junction - Nampally - Khairatabad; Punjagutta - SR Nagar - Kukatpally stretches of Metro Corridor I; Secunderabad - Begumpet; Road No. 5 and Road No. 36 of Jubilee Hills in Corridor III; and in different stretches between Secunderabad - Musheerabad - RTC Cross Roads - Badichowdi; and Putlibowli Jn in Corridor II.
In locations which are prone to frequent water logging including the Khairatabad Junction, Peddamma gudi and Madhapur Station, road restoration works are being done with paver blocks as a long-term remedy.
Several European cities and also Mumbai, which experience frequent heavy rainfall, have extensively used paver blocks as a long-term solution in road stretches prone to waterlogging.
BT works in various road stretches will be started in about 10 days and completed in a month's time. In addition, the NH authorities will take up road restoration works between Miyapur and Kukatpally and L&T MRHL will undertake road repair works at Oliphant Bridge, Greenlands, Ameerpet, Yousufguda and several other places.
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