Infra projects turning into vanity affairs

Infra projects turning into vanity affairs

The Hindu

A bridge is meant for bridging distances, a sidewalk is meant for people to walk from A to B, a road is meant for zipping ahead especially if it is the eight-lane Outer Ring Road, but Hyderabad has turned these basic infrastructure projects into spiffy glittering showpieces. A few days back, Principal Secretary MA&UD Arvind Kumar tweeted: “Lighting on rocks along with #ORR. 7 additional stretches covering about 3 kms are provided with boulders lighting (254 luminaries)… These are in addition to the existing ones on Gachibowli- Shamshabad stretch. Plus, the LED lighting on median work in full swing.” One netizen demolished the utility of the work with a statement: “Stopping on ORR is prohibited…”
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