RT-306: Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department – Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation – Comprehensive Development of Road Network for identified roads in GHMC area – Preparation of Detailed Project Report for prioritized roads with BOQs – Constitution of Technical Committee – Orders – Issued

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH A B S T R A C T Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department – Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation – Comprehensive Development of Road Network for identified roads in GHMC area – Preparation of Detailed Project Report for prioritized roads with BOQs – Constitution of Technical Committee – Orders – Issued. MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (F2) DEPARTMENT G.O.Rt.No. 306 , Dated the 7th day of March, 2012. Read :- From the Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Hyderabad, letter No.ENC/GHMC/TA-III/K6/2011-03, dated Nil. -- o0o -- O R D E R: In the reference read above, the Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Hyderabad has stated that they have proposed Comprehensive Development of important Arterial & Sub-Arterial Roads in the city for up-gradation of roads, development and improvement of carriage way with paved shoulders for footpaths on a planned and scientific basis as per IRC Standards including provision of side drains for disposal of Storm Water, Ducts for carrying utilities for present and future expansion works of Cables etc. Initially, it was identified to prioritize major roads to an extent of 150 to 200 Kms for phase wise development, though the total road length of Arterial & Sub-Arterial roads is about 800 to 1000 Kms excluding NH & R&B roads within the jurisdiction of GHMC limits. GHMC has appointed technical consultants for preliminary study of Inventory and Conditional Survey for the Major Arterial & Sub-Arterial & Collector Roads of more than three lane width and which are bus plying routes covering the bulk of traffic of the city. The consultants have completed and submitted prioritization report for about 660 Kms as part-A of the project. Out of 660 Kms, to take up the work in a phased manner, M/s.Consulting Engineering Services (I) Pvt., Ltd., Bombay have been selected and awarded the work of Preparation of Comprehensive Detailed Project Report along with BOQs for development of 52 prioritized roads in the 5 Zones of GHMC for a length of 152.10 Kms with consultancy charges amount to `72.00 lakhs. These prioritized roads by and large cover all the 5 Zones / Constituencies or Assembly Segments of the City. Any pavement up-gradation or construction has to be done based on technical study and conforming to the design project period as per the relevant standards, which is prevalent and adopted in other Metro Cities like Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi, Bangaluru etc., for construction of new roads and total up-gradation of roads on a large scale. GHMC is undertaking a similar exercise for the first time to upgrade roads to desired standards and traffic needs and design period on a scientific basis. 2. In this regard, M/s.Consulting Engineering Services (I) Pvt., Ltd. have submitted the typical cross section details after preliminary surveys for 10 roads covering 27.50 Kms at a cost of `115.84 crores and submitted the BOQs and tentative cost estimates. Further work on other roads is being taken up in a phased manner and further DPRs are being submitted. 3. The Commissioner, GHMC further stated that it is required to constitute a Technical Committee for taking the work further to implementation stage, detailed survey and evaluation of the DPRs submitted by the Consultants for recommendations and suggestions for suitable modification wherever required with expert comments and inputs for the proposals being submitted by the consultants for the development of above roads and requested to approve the Technical Committee with the following members:- (a) Engineer-in-Chief, GHMC (b) Chief Engineer (R&B) (c) Chief Engineer – HMDA (d) Professor, Transportation Engineering from JNTU / NIIT. … 2.-- 2 -- 4. Government after careful examination of the matter, hereby constitute the Technical Committee with the following members for offering opinion / comments on further implementation stage, detailed survey and evaluation of the DPRs submitted by the Consultants for recommendations and suggestions for suitable modification wherever required with expert comments and inputs for the proposals being submitted by the consultants for the development of roads in GHMC as per the proposal for Comprehensive Development of important Arterial & Sub-Arterial Roads:- (1) Engineer-in-Chief, GHMC Member –Convener (2) Chief Engineer (R&B) Member (3) Chief Engineer – HMDA Member (4) Professor, Transportation Engineering Member from JNTU / NIIT 5. The Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Hyderabad shall take necessary action accordingly. (BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH) Dr. VIJAY KUMAR, SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT. To The Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Hyderabad. The Engineer-in-Chief, GHMC, Hyderabad. The Chief Engineer (R&B), Hyderabad. The Chief Engineer, HMDA, Hyderabad. The Professor, Transportation Engineering from JNTU / NIIT. Copy to: The P.S. to M(MA&UD). The P.S. to Prl. Secy. to Govt., MA&UD. The P.S. to Secy. to Govt., MA&UD. Sf/Sc. // Forwarded By Order // SECTION OFFICER.