Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday chaired a meeting to review highway projects in Telangana, including the proposed Rs 15,980 crore Regional Ring Road (RRR) around Hyderabad.
The ring road project comprises two parts — Rs 9,500 crore northern part and Rs 6,480 crore southern portion.
Later addressing the media, Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy, who was present in the meeting, said in-principle approval has been granted for the Northern RRR, while a delegation from Telangana has requested the Road Transport and Highways Minister Gadkari to sanction the Southern project as well.
