HYDERABAD: White topping of city roads will be taken up soon as part of the government's comprehensive plan to give a facelift to infrastructure in Hyderabad.To start with, white topping will be done on a pilot basis at two places: Nagarjuna Circle at Panjagutta , and KCP Junction near Somajiguda.Work is expected to start on Thursday .Mayor Bonthu Rammohan said the government would consider white topping all city roads after studying the quality of the pilot. Infrastructure Company Jaypee Group will carry out the work at the two places.“The idea is to study merits of white topping of roads and the quality of work a company can provide.Equipment will arrive on Thursday following which the work will start,“ said Rammohan.He said the government had decided to restrict giving contracts to reputed companies such as Jaypee Group and Larsen&Toubro.“Substandard quality of work carried out by various contractors is a cause of concern. As a remedy the government has decided to consider only reputed companies, which have sense of responsibility and reputation,“ said the mayor.The decision was taken in a review meeting convened by municipal administration and urban development minister K T Rama Rao on Wednesday . Responding to questions on the state of city roads and other infrastructure, KTR said a comprehensive plan was being prepared to improve civic infrastructure.While the cost of execution of the plan is estimated to be Rs 25,000 crore, a major portion of funding is being planned through borrowings from the open market. Ramohan said SBI Capital had come forward to lend Rs 20,000 crore.“As a report on the losses caused by the recent rains has been sent to the Centre, and we sought Rs 2,200 crore as compensation, we expect a substantial amount of money from the Union government,“ said Ramohan.He said the state government had decided to release Rs 400 crore immediately with which the work could be started.Apart from carrying out road work and repairing the drainage system, the government is also mulling major changes even in the structure of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC). KTR said the government had decided to do away with the major roads division in the GHMC and decisions regarding work would be taken at the circle level.To bring in effective decentralisation in planning and execution of works, the number of circles in GHMC will be increased from existing 24 to 30, the minister said.He said the government was planning to bring in a legislation to bring all municipalities under a single umbrella. “We are preparing a law that will enable transfer of employees from one civic body to another, something which is not possible under the existing system. This will curb corruption to a great extent,“ the minister said.Reviewing the exercise of clearing encroachments, KTR is also learnt to have asked GHMC commissioner B Janardhan Reddy to submit a detailed report of illegal structures built on nalas along with their pictures.