Hyderabad to host 85th Indian Road Congress from November 19

The 85th Indian Road Congress (IRC) will take place in Hyderabad from November 19 to 22 at the HITEX Exhibition Centre. Around 3,000 delegates and 400 exhibition stalls are expected to participate in the four-day national conference. Roads and Buildings Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy confirmed the arrangements during a meeting with senior State officials and IRC and Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways representatives.

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari are expected to attend the opening session. The conference will cover topics such as road construction, safety, modern technologies, and infrastructure development. Students from IITs and engineering colleges in Telangana will engage in discussions with experts. Venkat Reddy expressed gratitude to Gadkari for agreeing to host the event in Hyderabad, the sixth time the IRC has been held in the city.

This will be the second IRC held in Hyderabad since the formation of Telangana. The conference aims to showcase state infrastructure projects and attract investments ahead of the Invest Telangana Global Summit in December. Venkat Reddy also announced the approval for the expansion of National Highway 65 into a six-lane highway with two service lanes, estimated to cost ₹12,073 crore.

Land acquisition for the Regional Ring Road (161.518 km) has been completed, and tenders are being prepared for fresh bids after previous attempts were cancelled due to delays. The State government plans to invest ₹25,000 crore in new, quality roads through the Chief Minister's initiative.