Responding to few allegations made by opposition parties earlier during Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) on road developments that were taken up in the view of Ivanka Trump’s visit, Municipal and IT minister K. T. Rama Rao on Wednesday made it clear that the road developments were under the Strategic Road Development Project (SRDP) and the projects are still being continued.

Speaking to media persons, the minister said that the government took up SRDP project with an estimation of Rs. 23,000 crore. “We are developing Hyderabad City as No. 1. Besides this, the projects with an estimation of Rs. 2,900 crore are being continued for the development of New Roads. We are developing roads in Hyderabad with Rs. 1,000 crore. We took up these projects last year and there was no priority for Ivanka’s visit,” he said.

He further said, “At present there is no schedule of visit of any Trump. But, we are developing roads under SRDP. Works are under progress to develop large express ways from JBS to Rajiv Rahadari, Patny to Bowenpally as like as P.V. Expressway. Works for the construction of a skyway from Uppal to Narapally have already been taken up.”