Revanth Invites Rajnath for Gandhi Sarovar Project Foundation Ceremony
Revanth Reddy discussed the upcoming Gandhi Sarovar project, which is being undertaken as part of the prestigious Musi River Rejuvenation initiative with him
Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Thursday urged defence minister Rajnath Singh to transfer 100 acres of defence land required for the Musi rejuvenation project. The Chief Minister also invited Rajnath Singh to attend the ground breaking ceremony of the Gandhi Sarovar project at Bapu Ghat in Langar Houz, Hyderabad, scheduled for the end of February, being undertaken as part of the Musi rejuvenation project.
During a meeting at the defence minister’s office in Delhi, the Chief Minister explained that the Musi rejuvenation project was being undertaken with the objective of sustainable urban development and to ensure the river flows with clean water in an environmentally friendly manner. He requested the transfer of 100 acres of defence land needed for the project.
The Chief Minister informed the Union Minister that the Gandhi Sarovar project would be developed at Bapu Ghat, the confluence of the Isa and Musi rivers, where Mahatma Gandhi’s ashes were immersed in 1948. He said the project would reflect Gandhiji’s ideals of peace, unity, sustainable development and simple living.
He stated that the Gandhi Sarovar project would be developed as a world-class educational, cultural, spiritual and environmental centre. The project will include a peace monument, a national museum, a knowledge centre and a handloom promotion centre.
MPs Dr Mallu Ravi, Suresh Shetkar, Dr Kadiyam Kavya, Gaddam Vamsi Krishna and M. Anil Kumar Yadav, Chief Minister’s Principal Secretary K.S. Srinivasa Raju, and Central government schemes coordinator Dr Gaurav Uppal were present at the meeting.
The Chief Minister apprised the defence minister of the state’s plans to establish the “Gandhi Circle of Unity” at the confluence of the Musi and Isa rivers.
Revanth Reddy said that the Gandhi Sarovar Project will stand as an enduring emblem of national integration and the timeless ideals of Mahatma Gandhi.
