HYDERABAD: After protesting and waiting helplessly for over two years, residents using the road between Hanuman mandir junction and Balaji Nagar heaved a sigh of relief as local military authorities have decided to pave the stretch.
Authorities started the repair work at 10 pm on Wednesday.
“Lake Line Range Road (LLRR) on A1 Defence land connects Lake Line Ranges to Hanuman temple gate of Secunderabad Military Cantonment.
The road is frequently used by military personnel for training and had deteriorated over a period of time.
This is said to benefit both the defence personnel as well as civilians,” Army officials said in a statement.
As the road was completely neglected, the 2-km stretch now has potholes the size of craters and many two-wheeler riders have met with accidents.
All motorists, including ambulances, faced extreme hardship due to the pot holes.
During the GHMC election last year, Malkajgiri MLA M Hanumantha Rao was cornered by protestors holding a banner ‘No Road, No Vote’.
After multiple meetings and representations by the MLA, residents and GHMC to the military authorities, Indian Army officials in New Delhi gave consent to local authorities to finally take up the repair.