Hyderabad, April 7 -- The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has approved the construction of an underground underpass tunnel beneath the Begumpet Airport runway in Hyderabad.

The approved plan includes a 600-metre-long, six-lane underpass under the runway. It is part of the 5.4-km elevated corridor connecting Paradise Junction to Military Dairy Farm Road on NH-44.

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The corridor will pass through areas such as Secunderabad, Tadbund, and Bowenpally, and will end at Dairy Farm Road.

An underground underpass has been planned because building an elevated structure near the airport runway is not feasible.

The design will also help avoid sharp turns in the Tadbund stretch.

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