Musi River cleaning should be top priority: Dattatreyya
Hyderabad, March 26 (INN): Union Minister of State (I/C) for Labour & Employment Bandaru Dattatreya asked officials to speed up the cleaning task of Musi River, saying it should be the top priority work.
The second phase of Musi River cleaning proposals should be sent to the centre to get the required budget, he said. The minister also informed that the Union Environment Ministry will give the necessary clearances.
Speaking to the media here on Thursday, after reviewing development works Dattatreya said that Hyderabad has lot of potential to be a Universal city. The proper planning is lacking in many areas of the city. For instance, the state authorities planned to build a bridge with the foreign collaboration between Jubilee Hills Road No.45 to In-orbit Mall, with a huge cost of Rs. 350 crores. The same project can be completed with mere Rs. 63 crores, with locally available technology in short time, he said.
The Union Minister said that a road between Borabanda Railway station and an idle place in the nearby should be built to ease the traffic congestion. "I have asked the GHMC Commissioner to build this and he responded positively," said the minister. As part of the Swachh Bharat campaign, the centre is keen to provide toilets in every slum and school. For the benefit of the women, these activities should be taken up and the concerned authorities should focus on this, he said.
He informed that the GHMC is on the task to provide nearly 18000 houses for the poor. For the benefit of local construction workers, the Labour & Employment Ministry is planning to provide proper training, he said.
GHMC Commissioner and Special Officer Somesh Kumar, Hyderabad Collector Nirmala and Ranga Reddy Collector Raghunandan Rao were present in the review meeting.
News Posted: 26 March, 2015
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