Fill road potholes by month-end or face action: CM

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar has directed the officials to ensure that no road in the State has any potholes and by end of this month all the potholes on the roads must be filled. The Chief Minister said he would travel all over the State after June 1 and if finds any pothole on the road, stringent action will be taken against the officials concerned. He said it was regrettable that despite funds are allocated in the Budget for laying new roads and repairing the existing ones, still there are roads, which are damaged and with potholes. He said any laxity on the part of the officials would not be forgiven.
On Monday, the Chief Minister held a review meeting on the activities and works under R&B Department’s jurisdiction in Pragati Bhavan. R&B Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao, MP K Keshav Rao, Chief Secretary SP Singh, Principal Secretaries S Narsing Rao, Sunil Sharma. Ramakrishna, Engineers-in-Chief Ganapati Reddy, Ravinder Rao and others participated.
“We have released funds for the development of roads in the State such a quantum was never released in the history. We have impressed upon the Centre and got several National Highways sanctioned. We have given funds for laying new roads and repairing the existing ones. But yet we have roads, which have potholes. They are causing accidents. The other day when I visited Warangal, I have travelled by road from Warangal to Palakurthi. I have found several potholes. I have told in the past to fill those potholes whenever the need arises. But the officials have not taken up the issue seriously. This not a good method and I am giving one month’s time. Fill up all the potholes by May end. After that, if I find any pothole, I will suspend the official concerned on the spot,” KCR warned.
“As part of the roads development, we are brining in roads under Panchayat Raj to R&B and roads under R&B under the National Highways. Due to this, they may be some delay in laying new roads. If roads have potholes they are not being attended to and are leaving in that condition without getting the repairs done. If the contractor, who signed an agreement for the development roads chooses not to work, the roads will remain unattended to. People are facing the problem. This situation should change. Repair works should go on regularly,” the CM advised.
“We have allocated funds for the construction of district head quarters and accepted the designs too. Start calling the tenders. Start the construction process in ten to 15 days and the entire constructions should be completed by one year. Finish the construction of MLA Offices in the Constituencies speedily. We have re-organised districts so as to reach governance to the people. It will be beneficial to the people if the offices are constructed. There should not be any delay on the matter.” The CM instructed. (NSS)