MPs from undivided Anantapur seek development of road network

Lok Sabha MPs from erstwhile Anantapur district urged Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari to take up growth works on the Hyderabad-Bengaluru nationwide freeway in view of the growing site visitors stream on the freeway.

Anantapur MP Ambica Lakshminarayana and Hindupur MP B..Okay. Pardhasarathy on Wednesday night met Mr. Gadkari in New Delhi and submitted a illustration searching for to resolve varied points associated to growth of highways, connectivity to industrial corridors and lowering accidents.

Mr. Lakshminarayana informed the Union Minister that the Nationwide Freeway-44 connects Hyderabad and Bengaluru, that are the primary centres for IT and financial development of Telangana State and Karnataka respectively. He stated some 50-60 accidents have been reported up to now one 12 months after he turn into MP and sought the growth of the prevailing four-lane freeway to a six-lane one. He stated the four-lane freeway is unable to cater to the big quantity of site visitors leading to accidents, delays and extra expenditure on gasoline.

The MP additionally urged Mr. Gadkari to take up development of a car underpass at Singanamala Cross in Anantapur district because the spot was witnessing big site visitors resulting in accidents. A big quantity of farmers, college students and aged individuals use the road and there have been situations of accidents involving them, he stated.

Additional, Mr. Lakshminarayana needed the Union Ministry to increase help from the Centre for seven key road tasks which embody roads between Madakasira to Yemmiganur in Kurnool, extension of NH-544D until Chitradurg from Anantapur, rectification of blackspots on NH-44, completion of NH-67 from Gooty to Tadipatri, development of Gooty-Adoni-Mantralayam road, roads between Nayanapalle to Batalapally and connectivity between NH-544D to NH-42 by way of Anantapur East Bypass. “The completion of these tasks will probably be key for development of industries and transport sector and also will be helpful for farmers and MSMEs,” he stated.

The MPs additionally needed development of 120 km road between Yelahanka in Bengaluru to Somamdepalle in Andhra Pradesh.