Hyderabad: The flagship 2BHK project for urban poor has come to a grinding halt in the city as supply of sand from a quarry in Sircilla for the project has stopped since four days. According to a GHMC official, the middlemen who were supplying sand had been diverting it to other parts of the state for a premium.
The state had assured the 2BHK executing agencies that it would supply sand free but asked them to bear the transport costs. A senior official said the corporation required 25 lakh cubic metres of sand.
The GHMC official said that the issue has been brought to the notice of the Rajanna-Sircilla district authorities. He said that the GHMC had been informed that vehicles transporting sand illegally were caught by the district authorities and seized the vehicles. Rajanna-Sircilla collector Devarakonda Krishna Bhaskar was not available for comment.
Meanwhile, the corporation has decided to construct one lakh 2BHK houses in 109 locations, including 41 slums and 68 vacant lands. The construction work on 88,590 2BHKs is progressing in 90 locations. Till date, the site has been cleared to lay the foundation for 46,980 houses in 39 locations. The foundation has been laid for another 27,532 houses in 27 locations, and the framework erected for 13,470 houses.
Brick work has begun for 432 houses at one location and 176 houses in another location are at a finishing level.
In 19 locations, work on 11,410 2BHK houses has not begun yet due to site disputes and court cases.
