Dasara gift: 1 lakh 2BHKs in Hyderabad by next year, says KT Rama Rao

Hyderabad: Minister K.T. Rama Rao on Thursday said the government would organise house warming ceremonies for one lakh 2BHK flats in the city by Dasara next year. He said the government would begin the construction on Diwali.

While laying the foundation stone for 6,264 2BHK houses to be built at an estimated cost of Rs 549 crore near Rampally in Medchal Malkajgiri district along with transport minister P. Mahender Reddy, Mr Rama Rao said the government was developing the city with projects worth Rs 20,000 crore.

“For a slum-free city, the government has identified the need to construct 10,000 houses. The target is to construct 2.65 lakh 2BHK houses in the city at a cost of Rs 18,000 crore. If people from 1,400 slums volunteer, the government will construct houses for them at the same locations,” he said.

He said the beneficiaries were being selected in a transparent manner without the involvement of political leaders. “We are repeatedly telling the people not to fall in the trap of conmen and middlemen.” he said. Those who hadn’t applied earlier would get a chance to apply for the 2BHK houses, he said.

The government will provide 2BHKs beside the Infosys campus and near the Singapore Township, he said.

He said the government had taken up beautification of the Musi at an estimated cost of Rs 1,665 crore.

Later, Mr Rama Rao during a review meeting of work in the Malkajgiri Parliamentary constituency said Malkajgiri would get about 40,000 2BHK houses. “Our focus is to provide flats and houses near the present location of beneficiaries. Previous governments used to allocate houses with two small rooms that were for a family, on the city outskirts,” he said.

The minister promised Cantonment MLA G. Sayanna that the Metro Water Board would provide water to the Secunderabad Canton-ment area. 

Officials from various departments briefed the minister on the progress of work on the 2BHK scheme, roads, water works, SRDP and other projects.

GHMC commissioner B. Janardhan Reddy in a press release said “We expect to construct 196 2BHK houses in Singam Cheruvu Tanda near Nacharam and 2BHK houses at Erukala Nancharamma Basti in Mansurabad by Diwali,” he said.