The latest incident that prompted the Minister to come out against the practice was after activists of the National Federation of Indian Women threw an LPG cylinder into the Hussain Sagar.
One of the beneficiaries, speaking to the Minister at the inaugural function, said the locality had changed drastically. She mentioned that even a spell of rain would send jitters to the people living in the locality, but now things have completely changed for them.
The housing society built by the State government has 330 houses and are built in such a way that these structures also have a lake view. The houses were developed on a piece of land which once used to be a slum.
Launching the new facility, Tourism Minister Srinivas Goud along with Home Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali said they would soon launch an electric cruiser and boats in the Hussain Sagar.
The actor's deeds during the pandemic has inspired Shiva, a citizen of Hyderabad known for rescuing several people from drowning in the Hussain Sagar, to launch a free ambulance service to help the poor.
After conducting a thorough study for about six weeks to identify the location for the installation of the floating barrier, officials zeroed in on Picket nala entry point.
When asked why the BJP Ministers had not visited Hyderabad during the recent floods and did not release any funds towards flood relief, Shah sought to know whether the Chief Minister or AIMIM leaders had visited any flood-affected areas.
Earlier Minister KTR had assured the affected families that necessary measures would be taken to solve the problem by constructing a retaining wall up to one kilometre from Nallakunta Fever Hospital to Musi River
Traffic will not be allowed on the Khairatabad Flyover towards NTR Marg and will be diverted towards Nirankari. Vehicles coming from Iqbal Minar, Liberty and Telugu Talli Junctions will not be allowed towards NTR Marg.