HYDERABAD: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday warned that those obstructing the expansion of the Metro rail project in Hyderabad will be expelled from the city.
Speaking after inaugurating the second level flyover at Bairamalguda, he alleged that somebody had tried to pressurise the Centre to stop the MGBS-Falaknuma Metro rail expansion project for which he laid the foundation stone along with AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday. “Though the Centre gave the green signal to the project, someone known for creating hurdles to the development of Hyderabad tried to stop the Metro rail expansion. If you cannot develop Hyderabad, at least do not create hurdles,” he said.
Revanth also laid the foundation stones for several development projects, including an elevated double corridor from Paradise Junction to Dairy Farm Road, NH-44 and the Pedda Cheruvu and Nalla Cheruvu sewage treatment plants.
Revanth said that the state government is formulating extensive strategies for the holistic development of Hyderabad. This includes the preparation of the Vibrant Telangana Master Plan 2050, for which tenders have been floated and international consultants engaged for its creation. Once completed, this master plan will be made public for seeking suggestions from all sections of the society.
He reiterated the extension of the Metro rail from LB Nagar to Hayathnagar and said the new High Court building coming up at Rajendranagar will also get Metro rail connectivity. The state government will also take up the expansion of Metro rail through Nagole, LB Nagar, Owaisi Hospital, Mailardevpally to the airport.
“As part of Vibrant Telangana 2050, we will soon develop a 55-km Musi catchment area under the Musi Riverfront Development Project on the lines of Thames River in London at an estimated cost of `50,000 crore,” said Revanth and added that approximately 50,000 acres of farmland in Nalgonda was affected by polluted water from the Musi river.
“The state government will develop the city in all directions equally according to the growing population. We are preparing a vibrant master plan for comprehensive development of the city inside the ORR. The government will build and develop radial roads under suburban Hyderabad within the 354 km regional ring road,” said the chief minister.
Speaking after inaugurating the Pedda Cheruvu and Nalla Cheruvu STP, Revanth said that the sewage generated in the city will undergo treatment through the construction of STPs across the city.
He said that if all the STPs become operational, there will be no sewage or polluted water in the city. He added that, when Y S Rajasekhara Reddy was the chief minister, he quenched the thirst of people of Hyderabad by bringing Godavari and Krishna waters to the city.
Both the STPs will address sewage issues in Cantonment, Kapra, Baba Nagar, Employee’s State Insurance (ESI), HMT Nagar, High Court Colony, Seshasai nagar Dwaraka Nagar, Kamala Nagar, South Swaroop Nagar, Prem Nagar, Patel Nagar, Azad Nagar, Kalyan Nagar colony, Mini Shilparamam, Uppal Bhagayat, Aditya Hospital, IDI Uppal, Rajiv Gandhi International stadium, Uppal, Habsiguda, Srinivasa colony, Vijayapuri Colony, catchment area of Uppal Circle.