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Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has directed officials to accelerate the Musi Riverfront development, with plans to create a landmark structure at Kothwalguda Junction. The CM further pushed for faster execution of Metro Rail and elevated corridor projects in Hyderabad.

During the Question Hour on Tuesday, Legislative Affairs Minister D. Sridhar Babu addressed a question from BRS MLC Shambhipur Raju in the Legislative Council, stating that no detailed project report (DPR) had been prepared for the project.

She said the State government, in contrast to its earlier statements, had approached the World Bank for a loan. She questioned the government's plans to displace thousands of families and mortgage the State to execute the Chief Minister's dream real estate project

Kavitha said the government should first take up cleaning of the Musi river and then work on rehabilitation of the affected people and after completing all the necessary works, take up the project. Without doing all these, the government was going ahead with the Musi rejuvenation project and creating problems for thousands of people, she said.

He claimed that the State government's statements to the Centre about the project did not align with its actions on the ground. He commended BRS chief K. Chandrashekhar Rao for introducing and enforcing a law superior to the Land Acquisition Act, 2013. Highlighting Rao's background as a member of a displaced family, he emphasized that this experience gave the former Chief Minister a deeper understanding of the hardships faced by the displaced. 4o

Speaking during Friday's padayatra covering 2.5 km from Sangem to Dharmareddypally in Nalgonda, he said come what may, the River Musi riverfront project would be taken up.

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he said that encroachments on government lands, nalas and drains should be removed only after the poor people who encroached upon the property were provided with alternate houses elsewhere.

He mentioned that he had already discussed the notices issue with BRS working president KT Rama Rao and stated that the BRS legal cell would respond to the notices issued by the Singapore company

"Every day, Revanth Reddy complains about the state's rising debts, yet he is pursuing expensive initiatives like the Musi Riverfront project, which many consider unnecessary," he said, questioning the rationale behind the state government's plans.

His challenge followed a post by a netizen, Olirtudeg, on X, who suggested that if the Congress government genuinely valued the project, it should dissolve itself and seek a fresh mandate from the public.

Key leaders from the Congress party have openly opposed the government's actions and extended support to the affected families

"We can only fight this government if we stand united. If one person faces an issue, everyone must come together," he said,

Pointing out that CM Revanth Reddy was orchestrating a massive Rs 1.5 lakh cr scandal under the guise of river beautification, KTR warned that the project’s true objective was to fund Cong's election campaigns

The residents, many of whom have lived in their homes for decades, expressed their frustration at being labeled as encroachers despite having valid approvals and registrations.

Many are worried about the negative publicity that the party is getting ever since HYDRAA was launched and are expressing concern over how this would affect the party in the forthcoming local body polls.

BRS leader Harish Rao said 56 auto drivers died due to various reasons since the Congress came to power in Telangana.

The State government on Wednesday issued orders sanctioning 15,000 2BHK houses to families residing in dwelling units of the river bed and buffer zone of Musi River.

The manner in which CM A Revanth Reddy and his Cabinet colleagues are projecting a cost estimate of Rs.1.5 lakh crore much before a DPR is prepared, triggers doubts over the Musi Riverfront project