Revanth promises to develop Warangal on par with GHMC  

Warangal:  State Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has promised to develop Warangal to the same level as Hyderabad. On Saturday, he instructed officials to take necessary steps to establish Warangal as a heritage city. He urged them to expedite the land acquisition process for both the Inner and Outer Ring Roads and requested a detailed report on the funds required for this purpose.

The Chief Minister also called for the creation of a “Master Plan -2050” for the integrated development of Warangal. He emphasized that the proposed Outer Ring Road should connect one national highway to another and include a connection from the Outer Ring Road to the Textile Park.

Reddy directed officials to design an underground drainage system under the Smart City mission and to develop plans for laying drinking water pipelines. He stressed the importance of preventing the encroachment of Nalas.

He stated unequivocally that the In-charge minister should conduct a review of Warangal’s development every 20 days to update him on the progress. The Chief Minister reiterated the government’s commitment to supporting the city’s development and emphasized the need for officials to address the city’s waste management issues promptly. “I am asking the authorities to come up with plans in this direction at the earliest,” he added.

Revanth Reddy earlier expressed his dipleasure with the authorities for escalating the estimated cost of the construction of Warangal Super Specialty Hospital.

He 1uestioned the authorities for increasing the estimated cost of the hospital construction to Rs 1726 crore from Rs 1100 crore without any approval. Anger over authorities for enhancing the estimated cost by Rs 626 crore by oral orders.

He grilled the officials over the hiking of the construction cost against the stipulated rules. He has also orrdered officials to conduct a full forensic audit on the construction cost.

He asked the construction company to complete the hospital construction on war-footing within the deadline.