NHAI rejects RRR realignment, highway projects in Telangana

Hyderabad: The Centre’s National Highway Authority of India has conveyed to the state government that there was no possibility of realignment of Hyderabad Regional Ring Road and other highway projects in Telangana at this stage. The NHAI asked the state government to go ahead with the land acquisition for these projects as per original designs that were already approved by the Centre even as farmers protest demanding realignment in several districts. The land acquisition for RRR and green highway projects in Telangana state has been facing stiff resistance from farmers in various districts. A few farmers are demanding more compensation while others are demanding ‘land for land.’ Farmers of Rayagiri village in Yadadri-Bhongir district are strongly opposing land acquisition for RRR project arguing that they had already lost 100 acres for expansion of National Highway-163, another 45 acres for canals related to Kaleshwaram project and another three acres for setting up HT electricity towers and lines.