Hyderabad, July 10 -- The Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MAUD) Department has accorded administrative sanction of Rs 77.31 crore for the operation, maintenance and upgradation of 404 traffic signals across GHMC limits.

The order was issued by the department on Thursday, July 9. The sanctioned amount, pegged at Rs 77,31,51,504 including GST, will cover round-the-clock maintenance of the city's existing 404 traffic and pelican signals, along with the supply, installation, testing and commissioning of new signals, for a period of three years.

New contract, new company

The move comes with the GHMC's current traffic signal management contract nearing expiry. The government has cleared the selection of a new agency to take o...