Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has challenged the Opposition, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to draft a policy document that reflects Hyderabad’s development, and said he will direct a Cabinet sub-committee to organize an all-party meeting for threadbare discussions. on the same topic.
Delivering a lengthy speech after laying the foundation for various development works in the city as part of ‘Praja Palana’ celebrations on Tuesday, Mr. Revanth Reddy said that his government has no ego problem in accepting useful suggestions from the Opposition. development of Hyderabad. He asked the Chief Secretary on board to form a sub-committee headed by Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, and his Cabinet colleagues Ponnam Prabhakar and D.Sridhar Babu as members.
Enlisting the requirement of funds for various development works including Metro Rail expansion, Musi Riverfront Development, Regional Ring Road and radial roads, he challenged Union Minister of Coal and Mines G.Kishan Reddy to secure funds up to ₹1.5 lakh crore. take the project forward.
“He has been a three-time MLA and a central minister for two terms. Prime Minister Narendra Modi got the bullet train and the Sabarmati riverside development for his home state Gujarat. He gave Metro Rail funds for Gujarat, Chennai and Bengaluru, but not for Hyderabad. Why? ?Is BJP not getting votes here,” he said.
Referring to the opposition to the development of Musi, Mr. Reddy said that he was against the project because Hyderabad would be the best city in Ahmedabad if the project was successful. “People will not care if you sleep in Musi or drown in it. If you are really committed, ask for ₹25,000 crore for the development of Musi, and ₹10,000 crore for rehabilitation,” he told Mr. Kishan Reddy.
He supported the constitution of the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) to act against illegal structures built on lakes and water bodies, and denied reports of a decline in the real estate market due to HYDRAA. Compared to the same period last year, the period between April 1 and November 30 this year has grown 29% more in real estate, he said.
Addressing the BRS, he said despite spending ₹ 20 lakh crore in the last 10 years, the city has not reaped any permanent benefits. As an example of all the metropolitan cities including Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru and Kolkata which have been facing chronic problems ranging from pollution and floods to traffic jams, Mr. Revanth Reddy predicted that Hyderabad will also go down the same path if the problem is not there. handled now.
Talking about the planned 141 water storage structures in various areas of the city that can store up to 10 liters of flood water each, he said that the Congress government is in favor of the planned development.
He attributed all the developments that Hyderabad has seen in the past decade, including the development of the international airport, Hitech City, Outer Ring Road, Pharma companies, to the previous Congress and TDP governments. The BRS government could not even construct rainwater drains to drain the flood water during rains, he said.
“Someone is boasting that they will turn the Bund Tank water as sweet as coconut water, but it turned into a cesspool. They promised to turn the Old City into Istanbul, but we witnessed a lot of traffic jams there. Even structures such as Shilparamam and Hitech City took photos and the selfie was built during the previous government,” he said referring to the previous K.Chandrasekhar Rao.
Sharing plans for the City of the Future, the CM said it would be built on par with cities such as New York and Tokyo on 40,000-50,000 acres. Already, 15,000 hectares are available with the government, and another 15,000 in reserve forest. He sought support to collect 15,000 more acres from farmers for the effort.
The Congress government is also setting up a world-class organic food market on 250 acres in Ibrahimpatnam which will have separate sections for vegetables, fruits, dairy products, poultry and meat products, besides cold storage facilities to benefit farmers.
The ₹5,827 crore project undertaken by Mr. Revanth Reddy includes the planned flyover at H-CITI at a cost of ₹3,446 crore, ₹1,500 crore road development by HRDCL, ₹669-crore sewage treatment plant, ₹150-crore beautification of road sand junction, 19 ORR joint reservoir with ₹45 crore, and ₹17 crore rain water holding structure.
Published – 04 December 2024 12:08 IST
