Property acquisition for construction of two bridges in Secunderabad is set to cost a fortune for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), which is preparing itself to shell out nearly 60% of the total cost solely for acquiring the land.
Tenders will be called for the road over bridges at Patigadda and Ramakrishnapuram, as soon as the government approves 262 times cost escalation for the former in a revision of administrative sanction, officials informed.
Cost escalation from ₹80 crore to ₹210 crore is variedly attributed to enhancement in the length of the bridge due to the railway modification and the need to skirt the P.V. Narasimha Rao memorial.
Both the RoBs are being constructed under the Hyderabad City Innovative and Transformative Infrastructure (H-CITI) project, officials said.
The cost component for both the bridges is equal at ₹210 crore each. For Ramakrishnapuram bridge, the internal benchmark price for GHMC’s share of construction is mere ₹26.18 crore, while utility shifting and the component to be borne by South Central Railway amounts to ₹33.9 crore. Payment of taxes is ₹11.89 crore, and the land acquisition alone will cost ₹138 crore, which amounts to 66% of the project cost.
The Patigadda bridge, which is proposed to connect Necklace Road with Rasoolpura, comes with the land acquisition component of ₹111.65 crore, amounting to 53% of the revised cost once approved. Proposed in 2007, the RoB is expected to provide relief to the ever-busy Ranigunj-Somajiguda stretch.
The internal benchmark price for GHMC’s share of construction would be ₹30.05 crore, while utilities and railway’s share would come to ₹50.75 crore. Tax payout will be ₹17.55 crore.
Patigadda bridge is set to affect ramparts of a heritage structure built in 1892, the owners of which have been making rounds of the GHMC – requesting for protection of the same. The cost could further escalate if the request is considered.
Published – November 25, 2025 07:17 pm IST
