Revanth Reddy seeks public support in executing Musi Rejuvenation project

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Sunday once again asked the public to cooperate with the State government in executing the River Musi Rejuvenation project and assured all support to residents who were losing their houses.

He wanted all legislators in the GHMC limits to identify residential structures and huts in buffer zones abutting the river.

“Cutting across political affiliations, develop your constituencies. I am prepared to support. Unless local elected representatives cooperate, the government cannot execute development works,” Revanth Reddy said after formally inaugurating the Bathukammakunta here on Sunday.

The Chief Minister instructed Hyderabad Collector and HYDRAA officials to convene a special review meeting and conduct a field inspection to enumerate the structures abutting the river in the Amberpet constituency and plan



rehabilitation measures. A mini Secretariat campus would be developed in the Amberpet constituency to house all offices under one roof. The required funds would be released immediately, and permissions would be approved before December 9, he said.

The Chief Minister said that in the past, the infrastructure was developed to handle two cm of rainfall a day. However, these days, nearly 40 cm of rainfall was being recorded in one hour or two hours, and there was no system or infrastructure to handle such heavy downpour, he said. River Musi has been taken over by pollution, and the State government is working to clear the encroachments on nalas. A portion of the N Convention Centre belonging to actor Nagarjuna was demolished as it was constructed on Thummidikunta Lake. After the demolitions, he voluntarily offered two acres for development, he said, asking people not to buy properties developed on government land.