Amaravati, July 12 (NSS): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu today reviewed the condition of roads in the state. The CM said that the previous government did not pay attention to the condition of roads and added that motorists and people saw hell for five years due time the attitude of the YSRCP government. The Chief Minister opined that the work to change the situation should start in the state . He directed to start the process of repairing damaged roads. The Chief Minister held a review meeting on the R&B department at the Secretariat here on Friday.
During the review, the officials briefed the CM on the plight of roads, the need for funds and the existing issues. The Officials told the CM that not even a minimum amount of money was spent on repairing the roads. They also said that the bills were not paid to the contractors and added that As a result, the contractors were also not coming forward to do the work today. The Officials explained that there was a problem of potholes on 4,151 km of roads in the state. The CM was informed that another 2,936 km of roads to be repaired immediately were there. The Officials explained that there was an urgent need to take up work on a total of 7,087 km of the state and added that A minimum of Rs 300 crore was required for this purpose.
The CM instructed the officials to take up the work of filling up the potholes immediately. The CM suggested that attention should also be paid to the roads that need to be repaired urgently and added that Tenders should be immediately called and urgent works should be taken up.
Discussion with experts on technical issues held the issue of use of new and improved technology in the repair and construction of roads was discussed in the review. Professors from IIT Tirupati and SRM University, government officials and construction experts participated in the review. During the review meeting, the CM was apprised of the details of the investigations carried out for the construction of roads at low cost and durability. The benefits of constructing roads using a variety of materials rather than the traditional method were discussed.
The experts said that construction of roads has to be taken up keeping in mind the soil pattern, traffic congestion and rains. The experts explained the feasibility of constructing and repairing roads even during the rainy season. R&B Minister B C Janardhan Reddy, officials of the department and construction experts participated in the review meeting. (NSS)
