Proposed in the Master Plan, which has been submitted to the government for approval, the ambitious RRR plan has a 290-km long road network circling the city beyond the ORR.
After the HMDA jurisdiction was expanded with inclusion of parts of surrounding districts of Medak, Nalgonda, Mahabubnagar and Ranga Reddy, the HMDA proposed the RRR to connect key locations in these districts and also link it with the national highways.
The RRR is being planned outside the ORR connecting major urban nodes and the ORR for better connectivity and fuel the growth of the surrounding areas. HMDA officials said the suburbs have been developing steadily for the past decade and if these are well connected with roads, rail network and amenities, burden on the developed areas (core area) might reduce.
Initially, the new road network was proposed as 60-metre wide but the Chief Minister, N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, suggested widening it and asked the officials to study similar peripheral road networks in cities such as Bangalore.
Following the instructions and a study, the HMDA has decided on a 90-metre wide RRR which earned the Chief Minister’s approval.
According to officials, the RRR proposal, after suggestions and objections in the draft Master Plan, has been fixed at 290-km long and 90-metre wide.
“Once the government’s approval for the Master Plan is received, work on alignments for the road and other related works will be taken up,” said an official.
The HMDA has earmarked about Rs 300 crore in its 2013-14 budget as the master plan for the Hyderabad Metropolitan Region-2031 was approved by the state government. The RRR would pass through the National Highways 4, 7, 9 and 202 connecting areas like Chevella, Shankarpally, Sangareddy, Toopran, Agapally, Bibinagar, Shadnagar and Choutuppal in Medak, Mahabubnagar and Nalgonda districts.
"Initially, the authority will take up a survey to find out the width of the existing road network of RRR and its missing links. Of the 290-km proposed RRR, 207 km road stretch is already in place and 82-km missing links have to be developed. The missing links will be given priority and then the expansion of the existing road to 90 metres (about 270 feet wide) will take place," a senior official of the HMDA told.
SOURCES:
The Hindu
Times of India
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