Hyderabad: BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao on Saturday told the United Federation of Resident Welfare Associations (Uferwas) that the BRS was drafting a plan to building sporting and other infrastructure in Hyderabad so as to be able to bid for the Olympics in 2036, as well approaching the Unesco for World Heritage status for Hyderabad by preserving the city’s heritage.
Sharing a few plans for the next term, if the BRS wins, he pointed out that there were no commual violence.
He said additional special commissioners would be appointed exclusively for the development and maintenance of parks and water bodies, and after the elections.
Highlighting how the BRS government had improved the civic infrastructure in the capital, Rama Rao pointed out that there used to be protests over the shortage of drinking water. There was no issue with drinking water supply now.
“Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao with his vision has ensured there will be no drinking water problems in Hyderabad till 2052,” Rama Rao said.
Speaking about what the city had to offer, he said that Hyderabad had surpassed Bengaluru in the creation of tech jobs and had emerged as the vaccine capital of the world.
“One job in the IT or technology sector would create three to four indirect jobs in the hospitality, tourism, and construction sectors,” he explained.
On city infrastructure, he said that though the government had lost two years to the Covid pandemic, it had constructed 36 flyovers, developed 39 lakes and restored many heritage structures. He said that former Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana Rao had appreciated the concept of developing link roads to ease traffic congestion.
Making a political point, he said: “Imagine you are travelling in a ‘car’ (the BRS symbol) from Hyderabad to Vijayawada. Despite two halts for tea and snacks, if the car is in good condition and the driver is good, would you change the car just for novelty.”
Over 1,000 members from various resident welfare associations (RWAs) and federations across GHMC and HMDA participated in the session.
Major Shiva Kiran (retired), vice-president of Uferwas, welcomed the gathering and requested Rama Rao to draft a RWA policy and give them a partnership role.
Federation general secretary B.T. Srinivasan presented a document requesting uniform property tax rates, removal of inconsistencies in registration, recognition of RWAs and implementation of citizen charter.
