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Battered roads turn black spots in Telangana
Though there is a lot of hue and cry over bad roads in the State capital, a reality check reveals that this situation does not confine to Hyderabad alone. The fact is the condition is no better as far as road network across the State is concerned.
​Hyderabad: Though there is a lot of hue and cry over bad roads in the State capital, a reality check reveals that this situation does not confine to Hyderabad alone. The fact is the condition is no better as far as road network across the State is concerned.
While the roads belonging to Panchayat Raj department are badly maintained, those belonging to National Highways Authority of India are no different. They are nowhere near the standards set by the Indian Road Congress (IRC), according to official sources.
A study conducted by the State Roads and Buildings (R&B) department in association with Indian Road Survey and Management Limited reveals that the quality of more than 60 per cent of roads owned by the Panchayat Raj department is below the standards set by the IRC.
The total road network maintained by R&B department in the State is 27,000 km while the Panchyat Raj department maintains road network of 70,200 kms. Of the 70,200 km stretch of Panchayat Raj roads, 20,000 km of black top roads are in the worst condition.
Even most of the cement concrete roads (CC) roads, WBM (water bound macadam), gravel and earthen roads are in no better condition. The CC roads were laid along a stretch of 2,113 km, WMB (14,473km), gravel (15,813km) and earthen roads cover 17,000 km stretch in the State.
The officials of the R&B (Quality Control) department told The Hans India that the main reason for poor quality roads was because of use of low quality bituminous and poor mixture of sand and gravel which resulted in erosion of BT roads in many districts particularly Nalgonda, Mahbubnagar, Medak and Adilabad.
In the case of CC roads, a good quality compacted foundation layer is provided below a concrete pavement (commonly termed as sub base). This has been found weak at many places during investigation.
The sub base provides the concrete pavement and a uniform and firm support and acts as a levelling course below the pavement. Use of substandard material in laying WMB, gravel and earthen roads in almost all districts increases the threat of road accidents. The officials said the National Highways were also no exception from poor quality.
Damaged roads without repairs are seen on a few stretches between Telangana–AP border on NH 65, Nizamabad–Chennur- Maharashtra border on NH 63 and Maharashtra border-Narsapur-Nirmal on NH -61 and Hyderabad–Warangal-Chhattisgarh border on NH 163 in a random study conducted by R&B.
Among 25 State Highways in the State, nearly half of them have been laid with poor quality. About 60 percent district roads are also not maintained as per the standards.
The officials said that taking serious note of the poor quality roads, the government brought in reforms for the improvement of road network.
