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TRS Govt committed to develop Hyderabad Old City
Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA&UD) Minister K T Rama Rao on Wednesday said the government was committed towards the development of Old City including taking the Metro Rail corridor through Old City stretch.
Hyderabad: Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA&UD) Minister K T Rama Rao on Wednesday said the government was committed towards the development of Old City including taking the Metro Rail corridor through Old City stretch.
The MAUD Minister had a meeting with All India Majlis-e- Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) MLAs at Assembly Hall on Wednesday. The Minister discussed various developmental works in Old City. He reviewed the ongoing Charminar Pedestrianisation Project (CPP) works and said that a dedicated team would be set up to look into the Charminar beautification and façade developmental works. He directed officials to set up more water kiosks, toilets and She toilets at Charminar.
The Minister emphasised the importance of heritage structures and instructed officials to pay more attention to cultural aspects during the designing of the civil works in Old City area. Tourist footfall is expected to increase after the completion of the project for which Minister instructed officials to have an action plan to address the increasing numbers.
When the MIM MLAs asked the Minister about the Metro rail connectivity from Nagole-Falaknuma-Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Rama Rao responded positively and assured that the government will consider and work on it in the coming future. Minister also assured of completing the present metro corridor in Old City area.
Later, the beautification and developmental works of Musi River were discussed. Rama Rao said the heritage and Deccan architectural components should be kept in mind while designing bridges over Musi River.
Minister said the government was ready to release additional funds from Telangana Urban Finance and Infrastructure Corporation (TUFIDC) for some works.
Anticipating high demand for drinking water this summer, MLAs requested Minister to provide more water supply in areas of Old City. Responding positively, Minister instructed officials to work on providing additional five MLD water supply. Minister said that local residents should be given more awareness on the ongoing Nala and road development works in order to seek cooperation.
He also discussed the development of the Mozamjahi Market in the meeting. Deputy Chief Minister Mahmood Ali, AIMIM MLAs and HoDs of various departments from MAUD participated in the meeting.
