GHMC to take up Kavadiguda road-widening project soon

June 14, 2012 - PRLog -- After putting the Musheerabad-Kavadiguda road-widening proposal in cold storage for five years, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has now decided to immediately take up the project.

As many as 170 properties on the three-kilometre stretch would be acquired for road widening. The only relief for landowners is that the road would be widened to 100 feet and not to 120ft as proposed in the original plan.

The expansion of the Musheerabad-Kavadiguda stretch was proposed by GHMC way back in 2007 as it is an important link road for those who want to go to Secunderabad (RP Road, MG Road) or Begumpet from Musheerabad. Similarly, it would also benefit those who want to head to Musheerabad, Narayanaguda, Nallakunta and other localities from Secunderabad and surrounding areas.

The corporation had released a draft declaration on the proposed road widening in 2008 when about 200 properties were marked for acquisition. Since the road is less than 50ft wide at some places, which means certain shops are likely to be bulldozed, shopkeepers opposed the project tooth and nail.

The property-owners had even met then chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy and insisted on the scrapping of the road-widening project. The issue has also figured prominently in the Musheerabad constituency during Assembly and GHMC elections.

With all political parties opposing the move, the corporation had put the proposal on hold before passing the award for land acquisition in 2010, a move that had to come within two years of the draft declaration, which was made in 2008.

Now, GHMC has again started negotiations with 170 (91 and 79 properties on either side of the road) property-owners for the project. As the property-owners expressed conce over the width of the road and extent of their property being taken over, it was decided to reduce the width of the road to 100ft.

The corporation has said that about 30 property owners have already given their consent. Since some of them were not coming forward, they have decided to acquire property invoking provisions of the Land Acquisition Act. A new draft declaration for the project would, it is leat, be issued in a day or two.


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