GHMC lays 146 km of VDCC roads in Hyderabad this FY
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GHMC lays 146 km of VDCC roads in Hyderabad this FY

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is laying 146 km of Vacuum Dewatered Cement Concrete (VDCC) roads this financial year with an outlay of Rs 158.67 crore to provide a better experience while traveling on city roads.

Till July, the corporation was able to lay 8 km of the VDCC roads at a cost of Rs 10.75 crore while work on 33 km with an outlay of Rs 41.16 crore is under progress.

While works related to laying of 73.12 km with Rs 76.30 crore will start soon, works related to 27.10 km are in the tender stage while work on 4.3 km is kept at abeyance, the GHMC in a press release. It was to avoid rainwater stagnation and to ensure longevity that the municipal corporation decided to lay VDCC roads instead of regular bitumen roads.

In the 2021-22 financial year, 100.73 km of VDCC roads were laid at a cost of Rs 101.64 crore.

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is laying 146 km of Vacuum Dewatered Cement Concrete (VDCC) roads this financial year with an outlay of Rs 158.67 crore to provide a better experience while traveling on city roads. Till July, the corporation was able to lay 8 km of the VDCC roads at a cost of Rs 10.75 crore while work on 33 km with an outlay of Rs 41.16 crore is under progress. While works related to laying of 73.12 km with Rs 76.30 crore will start soon, works related to 27.10 km are in the tender stage while work on 4.3 km is kept at abeyance, the GHMC in a press release. It was to avoid rainwater stagnation and to ensure longevity that the municipal corporation decided to lay VDCC roads instead of regular bitumen roads. In the 2021-22 financial year, 100.73 km of VDCC roads were laid at a cost of Rs 101.64 crore.

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