Hyderabad: City roads, footpaths and central medians will get a makeover within six months with the GHMC finalising tenders for private players under the Comprehensive Road Maintenance programme. The corporation has issued work orders under CRM to lay 709 arterial roads at an estimated cost of Rs 1,827 crore.
Officials claim that by January, roads will be motorable; and smooth ride will be assured within six months. Commuters will, however, have to suffer bad roads till January. Highly placed sources disclosed that six bidders participated in the tender process. One bid submitted by KCP Engineers Private Limited has been rejected, as it did not indicate balance assignments and thus rejected as per GO No. 94.
Division of CRM works
Comprehensive Road Maintenance has been divided into three packages. The state government has already released GO Nos. 777, 776 and 775, dated November 23, pertaining to five packages. GOs for the remaining two packages will be released after financial clearance.
BPCPL has been tasked with road laying, footpath and maintenance of greenery works in LB Nagar zone at an estimated cost of `238.42 crore. M. Venkatarao Infra Projects will execute works worth `219.70 crore in Charminar zone.
NCC Ltd will implement works worth `243.25 crore, Megha Engineering & Infra will execute works worth Rs 146.71 crore in Kukatpally zone and KNR Constructions has bagged works worth Rs 240.61 crore in the Secunderabad zone. Works in Khairatabad zone have been split into two packages due the area being vast. KNR Constructions will execute works worth Rs 165.68 in Khairatabad I and MEIL will take up works of Rs 196.08 crore.
