Overview

• Union minister Nitin Gadkari assured sanction of works worth about ₹858 crore under CRIF within a week for the proposed 12‑lane corridor linking Bharat Future City to Machilipatnam port.
• MoRTH will send officials to Telangana and has scheduled a joint MoRTH–NHAI project review in Hyderabad on September 22 to examine the greenfield highway plan.
• Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy asked the Centre for Finance and Cabinet clearances to start works on the Regional Ring Road’s northern section, noting about 90% land acquisition is complete.
• The Chief Minister requested transfer of 98.20 acres of defence land in Hyderabad for the Gandhi Sarovar riverfront project at the Musi–Esa confluence after meeting Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
• Revanth Reddy pushed rail authorities for an exclusive freight line along the proposed highway, explored high‑speed options including Shamshabad–Chennai, and sought approvals for additional road corridors such as Raviryal–Amangal–Mannanur and the Mannanur–Srisailam elevated stretch, with about 118 km of the port corridor lying in Telangana.