Minister Inaugurates Infrastructure Initiatives Worth Rs. 1,390 Crore, Highlights Khammam’s Growth
Khammam- Sep- 30, 2023 : IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao marked a significant day in Khammam as he launched a series of substantial development projects alongside prominent political leaders, heralding investments totaling Rs. 1,390 crore. This momentous occasion was also an opportunity for Minister Rama Rao to applaud Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao’s impending feat of becoming the first hat-trick Chief Minister in South India.
Minister Rama Rao, accompanied by Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar, Members of Parliament Nama Nageswara Rao, Vaddiraju Ravichandra, and Bandi Parthasarathy Reddy, led the inauguration of several transformative projects in Khammam and Palair Assembly constituencies.
Among the significant initiatives unveiled were the NTR statue and the inauguration of the NTR Municipal Park at Lakaram Tank Bund, an underground drainage system, stormwater drains, and ten Municipal Parks, developed at a cost of Rs. 106 crore as part of the Gollapadu channel modernization project. The inauguration also included a football turf court at SBIT and the opening of a vegetable and meat market at VDOs Colony in Khammam.
During this event, Minister Rama Rao laid the foundation stone for the Lakaram underground drainage and stormwater drain, in addition to an underground drainage and sewage treatment plant. The project, valued at Rs. 690 crore, encompasses the construction of a CC retaining wall on either side of the Munneru stream and a cable-stayed bridge, worth Rs. 180 crore, across Munneru as part of the Munneru River Front Project.
Furthermore, Minister Rama Rao initiated development works funded by Rs. 100 crore from the Telangana Urban Finance and Infrastructure Development Corporation (TUFIDC) and Rs. 20 LRS grants. He also unveiled a coffee table book produced by the Khammam Municipal Corporation (KMC) that highlights the city’s development.
Addressing the audience at the ‘Pragathi Nivedana Sabha,’ Minister Rama Rao commended Khammam for its tremendous growth over the past nine years. He highlighted that the government had allocated Rs. 2,300 crore to provide 50,000 new tap connections to households, and he urged Ajay Kumar and District Collector VP Gautham to formulate plans for ensuring round-the-clock drinking water supply to households, thereby positioning KMC as the first corporation in the state to achieve this milestone.
Minister Rama Rao also acknowledged the substantial improvements in infrastructure, citing the expansion of roads from 400 km to 1,115 km within the municipal corporation, Raghunathapally mandals, and the surrounding areas. He attributed these accomplishments to the visionary leadership of Chief Minister Chandrashekhar Rao, who established a Government Medical College and sanctioned a JNTU Engineering College.
Minister Rama Rao further criticized the Congress party, characterizing it as a “sinking ship.” He asserted that Congress leaders, uncertain about receiving party tickets for upcoming elections, were attempting to mislead the public with impractical guarantee cards. He urged voters to remember that, during its six decades of rule, Congress had failed to deliver on its promises and cautioned against being swayed by large sums of money injected into Telangana by the Congress. Minister Rama Rao called upon voters to make wise choices, lending their support to BRS in the upcoming elections to secure a hat-trick Chief Minister in Chandrashekhar Rao and a hat-trick MLA in Ajay Kumar.
