The Government will soon press into action a multi-pronged strategy to improve the civic amenities in the capital city and also other urban areas across Telangana.
Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has been mulling over this for some time to launch such a project on a mission mode similar to Mission Bhagiratha and Kakatiya and he will make an announcement soon, said IT & Municipal Administration Minister K.T. Rama Rao.
“Telangana has about 42% population in the urban areas so the proposed project will cover all the urban areas,” he said on Tuesday.
The Minister after having discussions with Municipal Commissioner B. Janardhan Reddy, HMWSSB MD M. Dana Kishore and others about the relief measures taken up following the cloudburst on Monday, said that the civic officials had sought ₹500 crore for taking up critical repair work including for roads as a short-term measure.
“As the rains are expected to occur in the next four days too, the repair work will be taken up in the aftermath. We have also asked the monsoon emergency teams to be doubled and be alert for any rescue or relief efforts by both the agencies. I also compliment officers and staff of both organisations and the police for working continuously to bring the city to normalcy in a few hours,” he said, talking to mediapersons at the Secretariat.
Mr. Rao said that he was not to assure any dramatic improvements in the civic infrastructure scene any time soon, but counselled patience and understanding from the citizens about the Government’s resolve to take up long-lasting solutions.
The Government had spent ₹2,000 crore for taking up water distribution network in the suburbs in a record 18 months but it involved digging 1,000 km of road. Massive overhaul of sewerage network was on the anvil and even if trench-less technology was used, it would involve much digging of the roads, he pointed out.
In any case, the newly formed Road Development Corporation would be soon taking up white topping of 300 km of main roads of four lanes or more as soon as the monsoon is over, he added.
