Source : The Hindu Date : 30.06.2009
Rs.60 crore assured for roads
Special Correspondent
| Minister, Mayor lay foundation stones for road-widening works |
Auspicious start: Minister for Minority Welfare Mohd. Ahmedullah and Kadapa Mayor P. Ravindranath Reddy launching the work at Kadapa on Monday.
KADAPA: Minister for Minority Welfare Mohd. Ahmedullah on Monday assured development of roads in Kadapa city with an outlay of Rs.60 crore.
He assured development of Kadapa on par with other cities in the State. Accompanied by Kadapa Mayor P. Ravindranath Reddy, Mr. Ahmedullah laid foundation stones near Sivalayam at Mrutyunjayakunta here for widening the road from APSRTC Bus Stand to Apsara Circle to 74 feet width at a cost of Rs.8 crore and from Madras Road up to SP Bungalow via Cooperative Colony at a cost of Rs.8.50 crore.
The Mayor said the Municipal Administration Minister assured to allocate Rs.60 crore to Kadapa in the ensuing State budget.
Sanction was accorded to a road from SV Degree College to Rayachoti Road with Rs.3 crore and internal roads in Devunikadapa at a cost of Rs. 2.30 crore.
Kadapa RDO P. Ranjit Basha, R&B Superintendent Engineer Chandrasekhar Reddy, Executive Engineer Vivekananda Reddy, Tahsildar Venkateswarlu, former mandal president Parvathamma and municipal corporators were present.
Approach roads
Kadapa Mayor laid foundation stones for constructing four approach roads to the high-level bridges built across Buggavanka stream at a cost of Rs.40 lakh. He assured to provide basic amenities in Kadapa.
DCC spokesman M. Srinivas Reddy, vice-president B. Krishna Reddy and municipal corporators took part.