Demolition Plan Unites Villagers-THS

Following notices to demolish illegal structures issued by the panchayat raj department under the lake protection GO-111, villagers are coming together to protest the proposed action.

GO-111 bars certain constructions within a 10-km radius of Himayatsagar and Osmansagar. Congress leader P. Sabitha Reddy’s son Patolla Karthik Reddy is organising the villagers to protest the notices. Mr Reddy, who has visited 30 of the 84 villages, said a protest would be organised next week.



“They have been protesting since 20 years. We are planning to bring all the groups under one roof,” he said. Although, Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao had assured that the GO would be revoked or modified to ease some of its stringent provisions, Mr Reddy said that the action of government officials was against the assurance.

“We have filed a petition with the High Court to cancel the GO. But, officials said in the counter-affidavit told the court that there was no necessity to cancel the GO. The district panchayat officer has started serving notices to identified illegal structures. These actions are against the government’s assurance,” he said

Erravelli to be first Telangana village to get 2BHK houses

The Government of Telangana on Monday issued orders for construction of 285 two-bedroom houses for eligible beneficiaries from weaker sections in Medak district.

The Government of Telangana on Monday issued orders for construction of 285 two-bedroom houses for eligible beneficiaries from weaker sections in Medak district. Chief Minister K Chandrasekhara Rao signed the orders before leaving for China to attend the World Economic Forum meet.

Erravelli village in Jadgdevpur mandal of Medak district will be the rural area where construction of the 2BHK houses will begin first. Orders for construction of 1500 such houses in Warangal and 2000 in Mahbubnagar were issued before but the project will take off from Erravelli village where the CM is keen to get the work grounded as soon as possible.

In Bhoiguda area of Hyderabad, construction of 396 similar houses started in October last year and the work is in progress. After coming to power, KCR promised to build 2BHK houses for deserving beneficiaries in all the villages across Telangana. Providing two bed room houses to every poor family was one of the many elections promises made by the TRS President. There is a proposal to build at least 60,000 to one lakh housing units in the first phase.

In Erravelli, the cost of constructing each individual house measuring 560 sq feet will be Rs 5.04 lakhs each at Rs 900 per sq feet. The orders were issued by Housing Secretary M Dana Kishore and foundation stone will be laid and construction will start as soon KCR returns from his week-long China trip. KCR, who owns a farmhouse nearby, toured Erravelli village on August 30, and met with the villagers and the identified beneficiary families.

The TRS Government says that at least 20 lakh families living in villages do not have proper houses. “Over the next five-six years, we plan to build nearly 10 lakhs houses. The goal of our Chief Minister KCR is to build houses for those who are in need. Each house will have two bedrooms, a hall, kitchen and toilets,’’ Housing Minister A Indrakaran Reddy said.

On June 6, orders were issued for construction of 1500 houses in six slum areas of Warangal and another 2000 in three slum areas in Mahbubnagar in the G+3, G+2 and G+ pattern. There are 3957 identified beneficiaries in Warangal while 2,300 have been identified in Mahbubnagar. Construction is yet to start as some land is yet to be acquired in these areas. The TRS Government will call for tenders for executing this scheme in rural areas after the guidelines and rules are set in place.

source:indianexpress