HYDERABAD: Housing Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy on Wednesday announced that the Indiramma Towers will come up in the limits of four municipal corporations of Nizamabad, Karimnagar, Nalgonda and Warangal, similar to the ones being built in the Core Urban Region (CURE) of Hyderabad under the state government’s flagship housing scheme.
Addressing a press conference, along with IT and Rangareddy district in-charge minister D Sridhar Babu, he urged the beneficiaries as well as the officials and people’s representatives to participate in Deepavali celebrations to be organised, marking the completion of construction of 2,21,500 Indiramma houses.
The minister said that of the 4.50 lakh Indiramma houses completed in the first phase, housewarming ceremonies have been performed in 2,21,500 units.
“Another 1.90 lakh houses are at various stages of construction and are expected to be completed soon,” he said.
Clarifying that the construction of the houses will not be stopped under any circumstances, he informed they are estimated to cost `40,000 crore. “Funds are being transferred in a transparent manner from Hyderabad to the bank accounts of Indiramma housing beneficiaries every Monday, leaving no scope for corruption,” he said.
Earlier, during a review meeting, the minister directed the officials to conduct land resurvey in the presence of farmers to resolve their land-related problems.
He said the government is committed to providing every land-owning farmer comprehensive and secure land records and passbooks, similar to Aadhaar cards.
Protect the interests of the poor families: Eatala
During the meeting, BJP MP Eatala Rajender said the onus of providing relief to poor families who constructed houses in slum settlements nearly 40 years ago is on the government. He stated that the government should even consider amending the law, if necessary, to protect the interests of the poor.
Batting for those who have constructed houses on plots measuring just 60-70 square yards, he stated that issues associated with GO No 59 must be resolved.
He also sought lifting of restrictions imposed on people who constructed houses around Hyderabad after obtaining all the necessary permissions.
1,741 housing units reallocated
Hyderabad: The Telangana Housing department on Wednesday conducted an e-lottery to reallocate 1,741 houses to beneficiaries in 14 Assembly constituencies after the original allottees were either found to be ineligible or failed to avail themselves of the benefits. The re-allotments were made to beneficiaries belonging to Quthbullapur, Malkajigiri, Kukatpally, Sanathnagar, Cantonment, Bahadurpura, Karwan, Medchal, Nampally, Malakpet, Maheshwaram, Rajendranagar, Khairatabad and Amberpet. During Wednesday’s e-lottery, 875 additional beneficiaries were selected. Officials will make field visits shortly to check the details of these beneficiaries. Housing Board chairman VP Gautham and Cantonment MLA Ganesh participated in the event.
