Revanth’s Cooperation Helping Telangana Get More Central Funds: Bandi Sanjay

Hyderabad: Union minister of state Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Sunday said the cooperation of Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and the state government had facilitated increased Central funds for rural road development across his constituency.

Speaking to reporters at Mamidipally in the Sircilla area, Sanjay said he secured Rs 22,000 crore in Central funds and that about Rs 10,000 crore had been spent on road projects within the Karimnagar Lok Sabha segment, with support from local Congress MLAs. He was speaking after laying the foundation stone for the Vemulawada–Sirikonda road‑widening project during a visit to the Vemulawada constituency along with local legislator and Government Whip Adi Srinivas.

“Two hands can clap only when they come together. Likewise, development is possible only when the Centre and the state government work together,” Sanjay said, adding that Telangana had suffered setbacks under the previous BRS administration and that cooperation by the Congress government in the state had helped unlock Central funds.

Interestingly, the minister’s convoy was delayed on Saturday after a vehicle became stuck in a large pothole on the main Karimnagar–Sircilla road. Security personnel and staff struggled to push the car free amid a stretch marked by numerous potholes that have deepened with recent rains.

Following the incident, Sanjay telephoned the district collector to register his displeasure over recurring waterlogging on the Bavupeta stretch of Karimnagar mandal, which, he said, disrupted traffic even after light showers. He inspected the site, spoke with local residents who complained that past complaints went unheeded, and urged the collector to arrange a permanent solution. He also asked for immediate temporary measures to prevent standing water until long‑term repairs are completed.