Telangana to Develop Roads Using Ham Model
Deccan ChronicleHyderabad: The state government is exploring the Hybrid Annuity Model to enhance road infrastructure, marking the first significant private investment initiative in this sector. Official sources reveal plans to upgrade state highways, roads and buildings department-maintained roads, and rural roads overseen by the panchayat raj department under this model. The R&B department manages 24,245 km of roads, including 3,152 km of state highways, while the Panchayat Raj department oversees a vast rural road network spanning 68,539 km. Official sources said the rural roads project, scheduled to be carried out between 2024 and 2028, will be implemented in stages, with a target of 5,000 kilometres in 2024-25, another 4,000 kilometers in 2025-26, another 5,000 kilometers in 2026-27 and 3,300 kilometers in 2027-28. The state Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy at Secretariat on October 26 approved a comprehensive Rs 28,000 crore initiative to construct new roads and repair existing ones across villages, municipalities, and state highways over the next four years.