It's known that the Kanaka Durga flyover in Vijaywada is supposed to be inaugurated on September 18. Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari are to be present at the event. However, Gadkari has contracted COVID-19 and has isolated himself. The BJP leader, therefore, has expressed his inability to attend the event.

Vijayawada MP Kesineni Nani on Thursday, in this wake, said that the inaugural event has now been cancelled in view of Gadkari's health status. "We have decided to defer the inaugural. However, keeping in view the convenience of the public, the flyover will become operational from tomorrow (Friday)," Nani said.

The 2.3 km-long flyover was scheduled to be completed by 2016. It has been built at a cost of more than Rs 447 Cr along National Highway 65.

గడ్కరీ గారికి కరోనా రావటం వల్ల రేపు జరగబోయే కనకదుర్గ ఫ్లైఓవర్ ప్రారంభం వాయిదా పడింది కాని ప్రజా అవసరాల దృష్ట్యా కనకదుర్గ ఫ్లైఓవర్ పై ట్రాఫిక్ రేపటి నుండి వదలటం జరుగుతుంది. pic.twitter.com/7Kb4Zpo8XO

— Kesineni Nani (@kesineni_nani) September 17, 2020