HYDERABAD: Hitting back at the BRS members for alleging slow progress of development works in Hyderabad, IT & Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu on Tuesday informed the Assembly that
the government was committed to sustainable development of the city.
“The government remains committed to ensuring sustainable development and transform Hyderabad into a global city. The government will not compromise on the development of our capital city,” he said.
Sridhar Babu was replying to issues raised by the BRS legislators during Question Hour, alleging a slowing down of the city’s development. “Funds for city’s development works are being allocated in a planned and systematic manner. The government has already allocated Rs 15,000 crore for Greater Hyderabad,” he said.
Stressing that the government was focusing on decongesting Hyderabad by enhancing infrastructure in the city, he said: “Several infrastructure works are currently in progress under the Hyderabad City Innovative and Transformative Infrastructure (H-CITI) project. There will be marked improvement in 2026-27 once the projects are completed.”
“The government has earmarked Rs 2,654 crore in the Budget for these projects in the city. There would be no holding of funds for any of these development projects,” he added.
Sridhar Babu, meanwhile, reiterated that the government is on a mission to transform Hyderabad into a futuristic, world-class city. “As part of this mission, infrastructure projects worth Rs 1,090 crore are underway, including construction of elevated corridors, flyovers, grade separators, underpasses and road widening works. Special focus is being placed on resolving traffic congestion through well-planned and long-term solutions,” he said.
The minister also noted that 26 projects, including flyovers, underpasses and link roads, have been sanctioned under the H-CITI project at an estimated cost of Rs 7,032 crore, while three elevated corridors costing Rs 7,406 crore have been taken up by HMDA in the city limits.
Earlier, BRS MLA KP Vivekanand alleged that the Congress government was neglecting the city and misleading the House by giving wrong information. “Though the government assured that it would spend Rs 16,000 crore on infrastructure development, it has not spent even Rs 200 in the last two years,” he said.
D Sudheer Reddy, another BRS member, suggested the government link the east-west corridor from Nagole to Gandipet along the Musi to reduce traffic congestion, which he said will also reduce petrol consumption. Sabitha Indra Reddy, meanwhile, alleged that a few proposed link road projects were cancelled even after laying the foundation stone.