Kishan Reddy urges Revanth Reddy to Resolve Land Acquisition Issue at Amberpet Flyover
The Union Minister said the construction of service road could not be taken up due to the delay in acquiring land under the flyover
Hyderabad: Union minister for coal and mines G. Kishan Reddy has urged Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy to intervene and resolve bottlenecks affecting the service roads of the 1.5 km-long four-lane Amberpet flyover, built at a cost of ₹265 crore by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. He stressed that land acquisition and related issues must be addressed to make the facility fully usable for citizens.
In a letter to the Chief Minister, Kishan Reddy pointed out that even after the flyover was inaugurated by Union minister Nitin Gadkari on May 5 last year, in the presence of state ministers and others, the required land acquisition has not been completed. As a result, the service road beneath the flyover remains unfinished, inconveniencing commuters despite the project having been sanctioned in 2018 and completed nearly a year ago.
He noted that the issue had earlier been brought to the attention of former chief minister K. Chandrashekar Rao and, subsequently, to Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on several occasions. Nitin Gadkari has also raised the matter with state authorities multiple times, but it remains unresolved. While ₹2.54 crore has been paid as compensation towards land acquisition, certain bottlenecks continue to cause inconvenience, he said.
Highlighting the importance of National Highways in strengthening Telangana’s economic growth and connectivity, Kishan Reddy said the Modi government has prioritised expanding and upgrading highway infrastructure in the state. Projects worth nearly ₹1.85 lakh crore are currently under implementation, reflecting the Centre’s strong commitment to Telangana’s development.
Since 2014, approximately 2,800 kilometres of National Highways have been constructed in Telangana, while works covering nearly 2,500 kilometres are at various stages of progress. As a result, all 33 districts of the state, including the newly formed ones, are being connected through the National Highway network within a relatively short period, he added.
