Hyderabad/Tirupati: Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao said that it had come to his notice that the 2BHK house scheme had been the most-sought-after by the poor in Hyderabad and hence the government would sanction one lakh houses on the lines of IDH Colony in the ensuing Budget and complete the same in one year.
Another one lakh houses would be constructed in rural areas.
Thanking Hyderabadis for the unprecedented victory, he said the TRS would implement its election manifesto “100 per cent”.
Dismissing the Opposition’s allegations of harassment to settlers, he said all those living in Hyderabad, including those from other states and regions were Hyderabadis and would be treated equally.
“GHMC polls have created a history of sorts. No party in the past has won such a huge majority of 99 seats. The maximum that parties had touched was 52 seats. It’s not a victory of an individual but a combined effort. It has proved people’s immense confidence in the TRS and we will stand up to their confidence. Corporators should not have egos due to such a big win. The Opposition should give constructive suggestions and not indulge in personal attacks,” he said.
Mr Rao said peace should prevail in Hyderabad to ensure rapid development and new investments, adding that barring some sporadic incidents it had been a very well managed election.
Apart from a long list of promises made in the manifesto, Mr Rao revealed that three more 1,000-bedded multispecialty hospitals would be constructed around the city, besides upgrading the King Kothi Hospital into a 1,000-bed one. “For the last 50 years, the OGH and Gandhi were the only two hospitals and they are not able to cope with the rush,” he said.
“These government hospitals will provide modern medicare, as the poor are facing huge hardships in the present hospitals. You will have one hospital catering to the needs of Quthbullapur, Kukatpally and surrounding areas, another for Rajendranagar, Serilingampally etc. and a third one for residents of Malkajgiri, Uppal and surrounding areas,” he said.
KCR to worship at Tirumala soon
TS Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao will visit Tirumala for the first time after assuming office to worship the Lord of Seven Hills before the end of this month.
TS endowment minister A. Indrakaran Reddy revealed this to the media at Tirumala after worshipping at the holy shrine on Friday.
Referring to amenities being provided by the TTD to the scores of devotees thronging the temple town, Mr Reddy said that the TS government plans to request the TTD to provide land so that it can build an amenities centre for the benefit of the multitude of devotees from Telangana.
He said that Kerala government has allotted five acres of land to TS near Pampa as per its request to build a pilgrim amenities centre and other facilities for the benefit of TS pilgrims visiting Sabarimala.
