In a recent blog post we had talked about a NIT Warangal study on PVNR flyover. It said that the flyover is not safe for the commuters. Initially the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) tried to deny the report saying everything is okay with the flyover. But today Stung by the report on poor maintenance of the PVNR elevated expressway, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has decided to hand over the upkeep of the country's longest flyover to Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC). This shows the impact of NIT Warangal study which had exposed problems with the construction and maintenance. You can check the news paper article on it. It clearly acknowledges the role of NIT Warangal as follows.
The National Institute of Technology (NIT), Warangal, in its recent report, has exposed poor maintenance of the carriageway and pointed out accumulation of dirt along the edges of the carriageway. "We have approached GHMC authorities and discussed the road safety audit report submitted by NIT, Warangal. The GHMC has agreed to take up sweeping activity on the 11.5-km expressway, but they will do it once in five days only. They will deploy sweeping machines instead of manual sweeping," a senior HMDA engineering official told STOI.
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