Hyderabad: Capital investments in Urban Telangana jumped over 4 times during 2014-2023, compared to the previous decade, according to a ten-year report released by Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA&UD) minister KT Rama Rao on Wednesday.
The Telangana government contributed a mammoth 91.8 percent to the overall capital investment, while the Centre’s contribution was Rs 9,934 crore, a mere 8.2 percent.
According to the report, the MAUD department has spent over Rs 1.21 lakh crores towards infrastructure development in urban Telangana.
Speaking after the launch of the report, KTR said that the ministry has proactively tackled challenges like solid waste management and air pollution, earning international recognition for the same.
According to KTR, if other departments such as Energy (increase in sub stations and transformers), health (Basti Dawakhanas), R&B, Education, and Woman and Child Welfare were included, Rs.12,757 crore was spent in urban Telangana during 2014-2023.
Spending also grew in other departments, with The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board seeing a 190 percent uptick, 171 percent jump in theTelangana Urban Finance Infrastructure & Development Corporation and a more than 1000 percent rise in the Public Health department budget among others.
MAUD administers and monitors the activities or functions of all the HODs /UDAs/Municipal Corporations/Municipalities.
The department is responsible for issuing necessary directions and orders for better civic administration and sustainable urban development.
Action Plan for 2023-2024
The report also included an action plan for the period from 2023-2024, detailing future plans for different aspects of the MAUD department.
According to the action plan, 13 infrastructure works at the cost of Rs 23,515.33 crore are progressing under Phase-II of the Strategic Road Development Plan.
The ministry also intends to plant six crore saplings, establish 700 nurseries, and foster 1,854 hectares of Urban Forests during 2023-2024 in the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development area.
In 141 urban local bodies in the state, 21 crore saplings will be planted. Ten nurseries, 2,100 km of median plantation and 125 hectares of urban forest will also be established, the report said.
The ministry also aims to open integrated vegetarian and non vegetarian markets in all 142 sites across the state. Works are also in progress for crematory and burial grounds in 142 sites.
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