TRS MLAs urge Minister to speed up construction of district collectorates

Hyderabad: Several TRS MLAs on Thursday raised the issue of delay of construction of collectorates in their districts and urged the Roads and Buildings Minister to complete them at the earliest.

The issue came up during the Question Hour in the Assembly on Thursday when TRS member P Devender Reddy said that the collectorate in her district was started two-and-a-half years ago and only 30 per cent works were completed so far.

She questioned how the contractors would complete the remaining 70 per cent works within nine months.

Minister Prashanth Reddy said that by June 2020, the government would complete the construction of 25 collectorates. He said that the delay was only in the districts of Warangal Rural and newly formed Narayanpet and Mulugu.

He stated that the government was spending Rs 962 crore for integrated complex which would have 34 departments at one place.

Apart from the office, there is a proposal for having residential complex also for the convenience of the officials.

Earlier, the TRS members B Shankar Naik, S Rajender Reddy and others brought to the notice of the minister about the delay in construction of collectorates.