The six-lane road from Jodugullapalem to Bhogapuram will be a game-changer for Visakhapatnam, says senior official
The Hindu
The six-lane road from Jodugullapalem to Bhogapuram, where the new airport is coming up, will be a game-changer for Visakhapatnam, said Special Chief Secretary, Municipal Administration and Urban Development, Y. Srilakshmi
The six-lane road from Jodugullapalem to Bhogapuram, where the new airport is coming up, will be a game-changer for this city, said Special Chief Secretary, Municipal Administration and Urban Development, Y. Srilakshmi.
The road has already been sanctioned by Mr. Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways of India, and the ministry has already sanctioned funding to the tune of ₹7,800 crore.
In an exclusive chat with The Hindu, on the eve of the G-20 Summit Working Group Committee meeting, which is scheduled to begin here on Tuesday, she said the road will have cycle tracks and good space for pavements and will come up with a 10-metre green belt on both the sides. This road will extend the city of Viskhapatnam to Vizianagaram and Srikakulam, she added.
Visakhapatnam is poised to grow and eventually, the city will extend to Srikakulam, as Bhogapuram airport will be equidistant both from the city and Srikakulam.
With two big ports at Visakhapatnam and one coming up at Kalingapatnam in Srikakulam, the hinterland till Odisha is bound to grow, she added.
Speaking on the G-20 Summit meeting, which is primarily being handled by her department, she said that the city has been spruced to welcome the international delegates.
“We will have delegates from the 20 G-20 countries and another 20 from the European Union,” she added.