The Telangana cabinet has approved tenders for the Rs 7,345 crore Musi Rejuvenation project’s first phase, covering 21 km from Himayath Sagar to Bapu Ghat. Alongside, 147 posts have been sanctioned for execution and monitoring, with additional staff to be deputed if required.
Civil organisations and RWAs staged a Satyagraha at Dharna Chowk, Hyderabad, opposing the displacement of families for the Musi River rejuvenation project. They demanded transparency, ecological studies, rehabilitation with dignity, and rejected the Sabarmati riverfront model.
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy defended the Musi River rejuvenation project, saying it would promote investments and employment through real estate development. He rejected allegations that the project targeted the poor and said the DPR would be discussed in the Assembly
Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy met Union ministers in Delhi to seek support for major infrastructure projects, including the Musi Riverfront development, new rail corridors, and airports.
BRS working president KT Rama Rao has accused Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy of misleading the Assembly and the public over the Musi River rejuvenation project, calling it a Rs 1.5 lakh crore scam. He criticised the demolition of poor households along the river while ignoring illegal constructions by the wealthy.
BRS legislators staged a walkout from the Telangana Assembly after objecting to remarks made by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy during Question Hour while replying to queries on the Musi River Rejuvenation Project, leading to heated exchanges in the House.
The Congress government is committed to transform River Musi into fresh water river and turn it into a boon for Hyderabad. Irrespective of the hurdles and expenditure, government will take up the project,” he said
Harish Rao said on July 20 this year, Revanth Reddy boasted about grand plans for Musi Riverfront development with Rs 1.5 lakh crore, only to deny to have made any such statements during a recent press conference.
