In the wake of steady influx of pilgrims to the Sri Raja Rajeshwara Swamy Devasthanam in Vemulawada of Karimnagar district, the district administration had chalked out ambitious plans to give a face-lift to the temple shrine by taking up several developmental works, including the long-pending road widening.
Congested place
The Vemulawada temple town, which attracts pilgrims from various parts of the country, is congested with narrow roads and bylanes and also encroachments by the vendors leading to the temple shrine from the main entrance.
Road widening
The authorities have decided to take up road widening of main road from Mulavagu to the temple shrine at a cost of Rs 9.5 crore, which also involves relocation of the shops and other establishments along the road.
It had also decided to take up widening of by-pass road from Mulavagu to the Jagtial Kaman road at a cost of Rs 1.5 crore, widening of Vemulawada to Vattemula at a cost of Rs 6 crore and Vemulawada to Dongalamarri at a cost of Rs 13.40 crore.
All these major works would be entrusted to the Roads and Buildings Department.
Junctions
The authorities have decided to take up development of junctions at the temple shrine with the help of Panchayat Raj Department.
The improvements of junctions would be taken up at Nampalli village, Nampally temple junction, Jagtial bus stand junction, Vemulawada-Korutla road junction and Shathrajpalli junction.
Landscapes
The authorities said that the junctions would be ideally developed with beautiful landscapes, fountains and traffic signals.
Philanthropists
The authorities are also contemplating to rope in the support of philanthropists for the development of traffic junctions at the temple shrine and also involve them in the tree plantation in and around the shrine.
Sources said that they had already submitted proposals for the development of the temple shrine to the State government.
We will take up the works as soon as the government clears the file and allocates the budget, the sources added.
