GHMC projects pending since YSR Congress’s time
Hyderabad: Around 250 projects of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, launched by the then Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy and his successors K. Rosaiah and N. Kiran Kumar Reddy are pending.
The projects include link roads, the Charminar Pedestrianisation Project, heritage work, road-over-bridges, road-under-bridges, a sports complex and a mini-stadium under the Greater Hyderabad jurisdiction.
About 40 per cent of the works are 25 per cent complete while the rest are still at the tendering stage. Put together, works to the tune of Rs 1,000 crore have not yet been executed. As many as 77 road related works have been taken up by the GHMC’s engineering projects wing of which eight have been completed, 16 are under tendering process, six project estimates have been under revision and the rest have either started recently or the work is in progress.
Under the Charminar Pedestrianisation Project, only the granite pavement from Charminar to Gulzar Houz, and on the other side, to Sardar Mahal Road has been completed. The remaining projects under CPP are still in progress.
Under heritage work, the conservation of the Charkamans, restoration of Sardar Mahal, restoration of Mahaboob Mansion, Murgi Chowk and a few others have concluded, while others are awaiting approval.
Other projects like a swimming pool and mini indoor stadium at Kukatpally, sports complex in Hindinagar, Goshamahal, are stuck at the initial stages. Reasons like elections, transfer of officials, legal issues are being cited by the GHMC officials for the delay in works.
The projects include link roads, the Charminar Pedestrianisation Project, heritage work, road-over-bridges, road-under-bridges, a sports complex and a mini-stadium under the Greater Hyderabad jurisdiction.
About 40 per cent of the works are 25 per cent complete while the rest are still at the tendering stage. Put together, works to the tune of Rs 1,000 crore have not yet been executed. As many as 77 road related works have been taken up by the GHMC’s engineering projects wing of which eight have been completed, 16 are under tendering process, six project estimates have been under revision and the rest have either started recently or the work is in progress.
Under the Charminar Pedestrianisation Project, only the granite pavement from Charminar to Gulzar Houz, and on the other side, to Sardar Mahal Road has been completed. The remaining projects under CPP are still in progress.
Under heritage work, the conservation of the Charkamans, restoration of Sardar Mahal, restoration of Mahaboob Mansion, Murgi Chowk and a few others have concluded, while others are awaiting approval.
Other projects like a swimming pool and mini indoor stadium at Kukatpally, sports complex in Hindinagar, Goshamahal, are stuck at the initial stages. Reasons like elections, transfer of officials, legal issues are being cited by the GHMC officials for the delay in works.
