HYDERABAD: Asserting that no homeless poor should be left on the streets, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday directed officials to ensure that all eligible are given a 2BHK house or some alternative is made for them.
The CM also directed officials to collect details of the eligible poor living in catchment areas of the Musi and water bodies in Greater Hyderabad.
He also instructed officials to identify all lakes and other water bodies within ORR limits and determine their FTL and buffer zones, gather details of encroachments and prepare a comprehensive report.
The CM chaired a review meeting at his residence with officials on the Musi Riverfront Development Project, expansion of Metro Rail and other issues pertaining to Hyderabad.
He instructed the officials to take responsibility for the conservation of lakes and to strictly monitor lakes and nalas to prevent encroachments.
The CM said that CCTV cameras should be installed at all water bodies in the city and linked with the Integrated Command and Control Centre. “There is an imperative need to protect water bodies from encroachments keeping in mind the future needs of the citizens and to prevent natural calamities,” he said.
Prepare DPRs on Metro lines by Dasara, officials told
The chief minister directed the officials to prepare a comprehensive report regarding the construction of the Metro Rail line from the Airport to the proposed Future City. He also instructed them to expedite work on the expansion of the Metro Rail to the Old City. “Maintain special focus on resolving problems related to land acquisition for the project,” the chief minister said.
He directed officials to get ready a detailed project report (DPR) for constructing the Metro lines from LB Nagar to Hayathnagar and MGBS to Chandrayanagutta before Dasara.
The chief minister also directed the officials to gather details of the eligible poor living in the Musi catchment areas and other water bodies in Hyderabad. He suggested to the officials to support the deserving poor.
“Those genuinely deserving of help should not be left on the streets, they should be allotted 2BHK houses or shown some other alternative,” Revanth said.
Municipal Administration department principal secretary dana Kishore, Metro Rail MD NVS Reddy, adviser to government (projects) KS Srinivasa Raju, Ajith Reddy, the special secretary to the chief minister, GHMC commissioner Amrapali Kata, HMDA commissioner Sarfaraz Ahmed and collectors of Rangareddy and Hyderabad districts and other officials were present.
Public-centric
Eligible poor living in Musi catchment areas to be given 2BHK houses
CCTV cams at all water bodies within ORR limits, to be linked to Command and Control Centre
Report on construction of Metro line from RGIA to Future City sought
Work on expansion of the Metro in Old City to be expedited