Union Minister Promises Joint Efforts to Develop Karimnagar
Union minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar and Telangana transport minister Ponnam Prabhakar pledged coordinated efforts to accelerate development works in Karimnagar.
Union minister of state for home, Bandi Sanjay Kumar, has alleged that some people were creating hurdles in the path of development of Karimnagar town, and that they did so with the cooperation of the state government.
He said here on Monday, “During the BRS rule, the central government had sanctioned huge funds for the development of Karimnagar town. However, the funds lapsed as the state government did not release a matching grant for this purpose.
Talking about the dumping yard, he said the BRS failed to find a solution to the problem during its rule. In order to find a permanent solution, “the central government sanctioned `17 crore under AMRUT scheme and `80 crore under urban challenge fund (UCF) scheme. The tendering process was also started with `17 crore.”
However, he alleged that some people were trying to stall the works by creating troubles.
Sanjay Kumar said this while participating in various developmental programmes along with transport minister Ponnam Prabhakar in Karimnagar town on Monday. He said, “We are now working in coordination for the development of Karimnagar.”
Transport minister Prabhakar expressed his willingness to work with Sanjay Kumar, state ministers, MLAs and other public representatives for the development of erstwhile Karimnagar district.
“We have decided to work for the development of the district irrespective of personal politics. Karimnagar would be developed as a pioneer with the cooperation of both state and central governments,” he said.
