Rs 6,000 crore works under SRDP completed in Hyderabad: KTR

Telangana Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao have said that works to the tune of Rs 6000 crore under SRDP project were completed and the rest of the works are going on a fast pace.

Speaking in the assembly session, the minister said that the total cost of the SRDP projects is estimated at Rs 30,000 crore. To ensure smooth flow of vehicular traffic, the government is also strengthening public transportation and carrying out all the road widening works in a full swing. KTR clarified that no discrimination was shown in the development of road works between Old City and the new city.

As many as 18 projects under SRDP have been completed in the city. "The development works in the city have been taken up on the directions of the Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao. The land acquisition process has been expedited after the government accorded its responsibilities to the Hyderabad district collector," the minister said.