Cabinet Approves 190 Km Highway Projects For Rs 7,597.16 Cr 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 the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the widening of the Armoor-Jagtial-Mancherial Section of NH-63 on Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM) and the Jagtial-Karimnagar Section of NH?563 on Build-Operate-Transfer to the 4-Lane standard in



Telangana.

As per reports 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.