Kishan Reddy Takes Serious Note Of Delay In Land Acquisition For Uppal-Medipally Corridor
Kishan Reddy asked officials to take steps for completion of elevated corridor from Uppal and Medipally
Hyderabad: Union Coal Minister G Kishan Reddy on Friday took a serious note over the inordinate delay in acquiring land for Uppal-Medipally elevated corridor.
Reviewing the progress of the construction work with officials, he sought to know the difficulties being faced by authorities in the land acquisition process. He instructed officials to take necessary steps for the construction of the 6.2 km-long elevated corridor at the earliest in the interest of the people, who are facing problems because of slow progress of works.
Kishan Reddy said the Union Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari would inaugurate the Amberpet flyover that was constructed at a cost of over Rs.400 crore on May 5. He asked officials to make arrangements without causing any inconvenience to people beneath the flyover.
Referring to other development works while participating in District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committees (DISHA) meeting, Kishan Reddy said development means not only Hi Tech City but also Old City, Gowliguda, Amberpet, Sanathnnagar, Khairatabad and Secunderabad as well.
Officials must lay focus on developing the old city on par with Hi Tech City and funds should be allocated equally.
He said the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) were playing a crucial role in providing infrastructure facilities to people and asked municipal officials to ensure no dearth of funds for development works
Underlining the importance of education and women welfare, Kishan Reddy said drinking water and drainage problems became common in slums and asked authorities to provide street lights wherever necessary apart from replacing the defunct one.
The Union Minister wanted officials to furnish all the details related to getting funds from the Central government, which would extend necessary cooperation to allocate special funds. He advised officials to chalk out plans to utilize Central funds effectively.
He asked officials to send proposals related to expansion of second, third and fourth phase of metro rail to the Central government as the first was confined till Afzalgunj only. “Once the proposals are received, the Central government would extend assistance in sanctioning funds or grants,” he added.