Future City Gains Traction Among People
More villages show interest in joining Hyderabad’s fourth city
Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s Future City project on the outskirts of Hyderabad has received a major expansion, with 37 more villages in Rangareddy district seeking merger with the project area, taking the number of villages associated with Future City to 93. The development comes in addition to the 56 villages that were included in the project under an earlier government notification.
The state government had asked gram panchayats to pass resolutions seeking merger with Future City and submit them to the government for approval. Responding swiftly to public demand, Revanth Reddy approved the inclusion of the additional villages after local representatives and residents sought their merger with the Future City Development Authority (FCDA) limits.
The decision was taken on Wednesday after the Chief Minister inaugurated the FCDA headquarters at Mirakhanpet in Kandukur mandal. The eco-friendly office complex, constructed for `20 crore, is equipped with solar power facilities and bio-sewage treatment plants. Following the inauguration, the Chief Minister held discussions with ministers and later attended a public meeting.
During the meeting, locals displayed placards demanding that their villages be brought under the Future City project. Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, while addressing the gathering, also urged the Chief Minister to consider the request and announce the merger in the Legislative Assembly. Reacting immediately, Revanth Reddy signed the petitions submitted by the villagers and directed officials to include the respective villages in Future City.
With the latest expansion, 28 villages in Maheshwaram mandal and nine villages in Kandukur mandal will become part of the project. The move was welcomed by local public representatives and residents, who expressed happiness over the Chief Minister’s prompt response to their demands.
The state government had earlier issued a gazette notification for the merger of 56 village panchayats from Kandukur, Maheshwaram, Ibrahimpatnam, Manchala, Yacharam and Kadtal mandals into the FCDA limits. Subsequently, public representatives from Kandukur and Maheshwaram mandals in Maheshwaram Assembly constituency passed resolutions seeking the inclusion of additional villages.
The villages proposed from Kandukur mandal include Nedunur, Bachupalli, Jaitwaram, Pulimamidi, Dhannaram, Chippalapalli and Muralinagar. From Maheshwaram mandal, the villages are Pendmala, Subhanpur, Uppugadda Thanda, Thuprakurdu, Kolla Padkal, Mansanpally, Ramchandraguda, Gangaram and Enditanda. These resolutions were endorsed by local elected representatives and submitted to the government.