Shamshabad–Kodangal road to be ready by December 2027, Revanth tells investors

The new radial road from Shamshabad, where Hyderabad’s international airport stands, to Kodangal will be completed by December 2027, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has said. He made the promise on 7 November while launching an industrial hub in Kodangal, his Assembly constituency.

The road is expected to bring Kodangal within about 70 minutes of the airport area. Mr. Reddy told the roughly 100 industrialists at the event that foreign companies check how far an industrial park is from an international airport before they invest, and named Chandanvelli, Sitarampur, Parigi and Kodangal as the region’s future industrial growth centres.

The new Rural Agri-Region Economy (RARE) Industrial Hub is meant to bring factories and jobs to the largely agricultural area. Mr. Reddy said turning the region into a major industrial centre was both his responsibility and his dream. He also announced a Kodangal Education Hub spread over 250 acres.

The background

Industrial plans for Kodangal have been contentious. In November 2024, villagers at Lagacherla protested against land acquisition for a proposed pharmaceutical cluster, and officials who went to the village were attacked. The government later dropped the pharma plan in favour of a broader industrial park.

What’s next

The reports did not give the road’s length, cost or construction status. Its completion is central to the government’s pitch that industries can be set up far from Hyderabad’s crowded core and still be close to an international airport.