KTR unveils Mana Nagaram programme

Hyderabad: Minister for Municipal Administration K T Rama Rao on Saturday launched an innovative “Mana Nagaram/Apna Shehar” (Our City) programme. The programme is aimed at ensuring that the local people participate in the development of the city.

Participating at a programme held at Quthbullapur municipal area in the city, KTR said the “Mana Nagaram” would help in redressing the people’s grievances by bringing administration at their doorstep.

Local leaders, people representatives and officials will participate in the town hall meetings to be organised in the colonies every week. Officials from the GHMC, Hyderabad Metro Water Supply and Sewerage Board and Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited will also attend the meetings.

Moderisation of drainages, drinking water supply, road network and beautification of local colonies will be given utmost priority at the meetings under “Mana Nagaram.” programme KTR gave a patient hearing to the problems brought to his notices by local people at the meeting. He assured people their grievances would be redressed in a time-bound manner.

The Minister promised that he would solve the menace of increasing industrial pollution in the Qutubullaphur Municipal area. He instructed the Industry and State Pollution Control Board to resolve the issue on a war-footing. He stressed the need for active participation of people in keeping the city clean. He appealed to people to adopt parks and maintain them. He felt government’s efforts cannot alone address the people’s problems. He said the government would build modern community halls.

Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao has laid special focus on construction of one lakh double bedroom houses for weaker sections, the Minister said assured people that all phases of Metro Rail would be completed in the next one year. Transport Minister P Mahendar Reddy, GHMC Mayor B Rammohan and officials were present.