Motorists passing through the road, which in the last few days, in Parvath Nagar, in Madhapur, Hyderabad, has severely damaged. | PHOTO CREDIT: NAGARA GOPAL
It seems that the comprehensive road maintenance program (CRMP), which has seen efficient maintenance of urban roads for five years ending 2025, will not find a way out of the drawing plate for its second phase despite major road damage during contemporary monsoons.
Revisions after revision delay a program that seeks to pass on the maintenance of certain main roads stretches private agencies for five years.
Initially introduced in 2020 during the BRS, CRMP mode, during its first phase, covered over 800 kilometers of the main road length for the price of £ 1,300. Although it was estimated that the 1827 Crore costs, several components that were part of the agreement were later removed due to the unwillingness of agencies and reduced costs. Instead, mechanical sweeping of the roads was introduced as the only other part.
However, for the phase-II, components that were removed earlier were again with another length of the road. The package included a total of 1,142 kilometers of main roads and access to 934, with estimated costs of an incredible 3,825 GBP crore. Other components in addition to road maintenance were the construction of rainwater runoffs, the monsoon emergency teams, greenery maintenance and storm water drainage.
While the first phase was completely financed by G Government Government, which was captured in a serious financial crisis after changing the regime in the elections by 2023, it was not in the mood to finance the needy for the program, which forced GHMC to revise the proposals.
In accordance with this, proposals for all other components were prepared, proposals for maintenance of bare road with an estimated cost component of 2,828 Crore.
Members of the GHMC Permanent Committee, when they were submitted with revised proposals, were reportedly not pleased by the removal of mechanical sweeping, which included hiring mechanized vehicles for road sweeping.
After urging the Permanent Committee, GHMC has prepared another set of designs, increasing the cost of 317 Crore for road sweeping. They will be sent to the government for approval, informed officials.
Published – 8 October 2025 12:56 AM IS
