Tenders soon for double bedroom scheme: KTR

Municipal Administration and Panchayat Raj Minister KT Rama Rao today said that tenders will be called soon for construction of double bedroom houses for the slum dwellers and the poor in the twin cities.

At GHMC the minister held a review meeting on the flagship program of the government to provide double bedroom houses with all facilities to the poor and deprived class in the twin cities. As of now we have identified 1400 slums under the purview of GHMC here he said. The Minister maintained that as many as 25000 double bedroom houses will be built in 78 colonies for the purpose. Construction of the houses will be started as soon as the tenders process is completed he stated. Quality will be maintained for the construction of these houses which will remain a model for the future plans to build houses, he remarked. He also claimed that the Telangana is only the state in India to take up such housing plan for the slum dwellers and the poor.

Referring to roads comprising pits and potholes causing havoc to the road users and vehicles he said that they have seized off the matter. By next rainy season these all problems will be addressed he added. Mayor B Rammohan, Commissioner B Janardhan Reddy were present in the review meeting. (NSS)