HYDERABAD: The State Government, announcing a CBI inquiry into the alleged irregularities in the alignment fixation of second phase of Outer Ring Road Project, maintained it would not stall the progress of the Rs. 3,500 crores project.

The 162 km long ORR circling the city from Gachibowli to Shamshabad, Narsingi to Patancheru and from there to Shamshabad was envisaged to decongest traffic flow and provide quicker access to all parts of the city.

The HUDA authorities on Tuesday night disclosed that independent of CBI inquiry, the work on 138-km second phase of ORR would continue as per the schedule. In fact the Detailed Project Report and Environmental Clearance processes for the second phase were already completed, they said.

It may be mentioned here that the work on the 24 km first phase of 162 km ORR from Gachibowli to Shamshabad commenced in June and the work is being executed by the two international agencies.

The Moscow-based Russian Company Corporation Transstroy is working on package I, 11-km eight lane road from Gachibowli to APPA at a cost of Rs. 219.74 crores. The second package, 13.3 km from APPA to Tondupally beyond Shamshabad, at a cost of Rs. 295 crores, is being executed by the Taiwanese firm Continental Engineering Corporation.

The first phase would be ready by the time the International Airport becomes operational.

The land acquisition for the 138 km second phase was scheduled to commence in September. But it got slightly delayed following allegations that second phase alignment had been changed to benefit the rich and influential while depriving the poor farmers of their lands and livelihood.

Following representations from farmers and political parties, the Government appointed a three-member cabinet sub-committee to finalise a compensation package to protect the interests of genuine farmers to be displaced by the ORR.

The HUDA authorities said that the land acquisition for the second phase would commence once the compensation package was announced.

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