Cabinet approves Rs 7,597 crore highway projects in Telangana

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved two major National Highway widening projects in Telangana spanning a total length of 190.76 km at a cost of Rs 7,597.16 crore.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the widening of the Armoor-Jagtial-Mancherial Section of NH-63 on the Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM) and the Jagtial-Karimnagar Section of NH–563 on the Build-Operate-Transfer to the 4-Lane standard in Telangana.

According to an official statement, the project section of Armoor-Jagtial-Mancherial passes through Nizamabad, Jagtial, and Mancherial Districts of Telangana, facing severe congestion at present due to several built-up areas along the highway, such as Anksapoor, Korutla, Jagtial, Dharmapuri, Lakshettipet and Mancherial.

Similarly, the Jagtial-Karimnagar section passes through severely congested and heavily built-up places along the stretch, such as Jagtial, Potharam, Gangadhara and Karimnagar.

The statement said, projects are proposed to have a 4-lane configuration with bypasses to built-up areas with open tolling, ensuring design speed of 100 km/hour and improved travel efficiency across the Districts of Nizamabad, Jagtial, Mancherial and Karimnagar in Telangana. The project will also enhance regional mobility and promote socioeconomic development, it added.

Upon completion, the statement said the travel time is expected to reduce by about one hour and 30 minutes between Armoor and Mancherial and by about 45 minutes between Jagtial and Karimnagar, while providing safe, fast, and uninterrupted connectivity for both passenger and freight traffic.

Additionally, the project will result in substantial reductions in fuel consumption, carbon emissions, and vehicle operating costs.