Overview

• Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy reviewed national and state highway projects with NHAI, MoRTH officials and district collectors, focusing on clearing bottlenecks to start works.
• Officials were told to pay compensation immediately to land-losers, adopt a humanitarian approach, and explain project benefits to speed acquisitions.
• District collectors must compile court-locked and arbitration cases for swift action through senior officials and the Advocate General, with warnings of action for dereliction.
• The government will finalise the route for a Hyderabad–Machilipatnam greenfield expressway, seek permissions under PM Gati Shakti, link it to Bharat Future City, and has requested a parallel railway to boost connectivity.
• The state will seek Central approvals for an elevated corridor on the Hyderabad–Srisailam highway and move to resolve National Green Tribunal issues on tree removal, while urging NHAI to clear approvals for both RRR sections together.