The work on the Rayagada town portion of the Vijaywada Ranchi corridor project is in full swing. Collector Rayagada told that the district administration had been monitoring the progress on daily basis, after the major impediments in the road work such as shifting of electrical poles and cutting/ trimming of trees was completed. These works took unduly long time because of the failure of the concerned agencies to act up in time. But with the intervention of Collector Rayagada, who stood on the road and ensured that the necessary shifting was done in time, things are moving swiftly. The town portion is expected to be completed within two months. The only impediment that is left to be worked out is that of shifting of the water pipe line, for which the district administration has made provision of funds and the only thing that is left is the submission of estimates with technical sanction by the PHD.
It is important to know that the district administration has played an important role in the progress of this road project, which ideally should be done by the concerned departments on their own, as is done is most of the states. The role of the district administration ideally should be limited in coordination between different departments, but in this case the district administration also made provision of funds for the different departments. however with almost all obstacles removed the district HQ town can now hope to see a state of the art four lane highway soon, with central lighting and signal system along with road furniture such as road arches.
