Roads & Buildings Department

The Roads & Buildings department is responsible to execute different works, as detailed below. Construction and maintenance of Roads, Bridges, Causeways. • Construction and maintenance of National Highways with the fund support from the Government of India. • Construction and maintenance of certain public buldings that belongs to the Government of Andhra Pradesh. • The operations of the Department are in the name and authority of the Governor of Andhra Pradesh. • The Minister for Roads & Building and Ports in the State Cabinet is responsible to the State Legislature relating to the works of the Department. • At the Government level, the functions of the Department are looked after by Secretary to Government of Andhra Pradesh. • The Department is headed by one Engineer-in-Chief (R&B), with jurisdiction over the entire Department in Administrative matters. • One Corporation by the name Andhra Pradesh Road Development Corporation (A.P.R.D.C.) has been established in October, 1997 by raising funds through public contributions, for development of important roads. There are 7 Wings at present in the Roads & Buildings Department S.No. Wing Head of the Wing Designation Functions 1 Administration Sri K. Siva Reddy Engineer-in Chief(R&B), Administration. In charge of all administrativematters pertaining Roads & Buildings Department. 2 Roads Sri K.Siva Reddy Chief Engineer (R & B), Roads In charge of construction & maintenance of State Roads including under plan, Non-plan, CRF, APRDC, ROBs and RUBs. 3 Buildings Sri B. Madhava Rao Chief Engineer(R&B), Buildings In charge of construction & maintenance of Government Buildings 4 National Highways Sri G.V.S. Suryanarayana Raju Chief Engineer(R&B),National Highways In charge of construction and maintenance of National Highways in the State except the Externally Aided Projects which are being looked after by the National Highways Authority of India 5 Externally Aided Projects - APSHP & APERP Sri B.Rajagopal Reddy Chief Engineer(R&B) and Managing Director, APRDC In charge of Externally Aided Projects - APSHP & ERP & BOT Projects 6 NABARD Sri N.Rama Rao Chief  Engineer(R&B), NABARD. In charge of works sanctioned under the NABARD Schems 7 Andhra Pradesh Road Development Corporation (APRDC) Sri B.Rajagopal Reddy Chief Engineer(R&B) and Managing Director, APRDC Funds raising, management, policies, Works sanction etc for the APRDC except execution