Yerra Katta Road widening proposed

VIJAYAWADA: The long pending demand of the residents of Kedareswarapeta and Chitti Nagar areas in the city for doubling of Yerra Katta Road will be fulfilled soon as the Roads and Buildings(R&B) department officials have sent a report of the revised estimates of the construction work to the State government. The report claims that Rs133 crore is required for the purpose.

Over the years, widening of the 2.5 km Yerra Katta Road stretch between Kedareswarapeta and Chitti Nagar did not take place due to varied reasons. This is a cause of worry for more than two lakh people residing in the western part of the city in the localities of Chitti Nagar and Vidyadharapuram. Out of the total, most of these people are daily wagers and utilise the Yerra Katta Road stretch as a shortcut to reach their workplace in Gandhi Nagar, Governorpet and other surrounding areas.