New districts in August.
Hyderabad: The Telangana government is all set to issue the notification for reorganisation of new districts in the second week of August.
Barring indecision on Sircilla, Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, in consultation with senior officials and others, has reportedly given a go-ahead for the rest of them. He wants 24 districts including 14 new ones in the state.
Official sources told this newspaper the notification would be issued in the second week of August and a public hearing and an all-party meet would be completed in a month’s time so that the new districts are formally announced on Dasara, on October 11.
Though Sircilla still figures as a new district in the proposal given by officials to the CM, pressure is mounting in Karimnagar district against it. Sircilla is represented by IT and industries minister K.T. Rama Rao, the CM’s son.
“To my knowledge, Sircilla may not be a district. Pressure is mounting against it and the CM is reconsidering. A final decision will be taken soon,” a senior TRS leader said.
It is learnt that housing and endowments minister A. Indrakaran Reddy is pitching for a Nirmal district in place of Sircilla.
Congress MLA Ms D.K. Aruna wanted a Gadwal district (Jogulamba district) but the government has ignored her demand. Demand for new districts are also coming from other places including Vikarabad. Officials have submitted a list of 24 proposed districts to the CM. The total population of the state stands at 3.50 crore with an area of 1,11,833.63 sq. km.
