Development of Hyderabad will be top priority: Mahmood Ali

Hyderabad, June 8 : Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Md Mahmood Ali on Sunday said that the TRS Government would give top priority for comprehensive development and beautification of Hyderabad.

Speaking to media persons after taking charge at the State Secretariat here, Mahmood Ali said that the government would end discrimination between Old City and new city and the entire GHMC area would be developed as a single unit. He said Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has already instructed the officials to prepare a plan to provide civic amenities to a population of two crore people. He said the vision adopted by last Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan would be followed in taking up developmental activities in the city.

Mahmood Ali, who also holds the portfolio of Revenue Department, announced the setting up of a helpline to resolve the issues related to Revenue Department. He said the Helpline would be supervised by an IAS officer. He informed that nearly 1700 acres of government land was under encroachment in the city. He said no survey of government land was conducted since 1957 and one survey stated in Nizambad in the recent past too remained incomplete. He said immediate steps would be taken for the streamlining of entire departments.

The Deputy Chief Minister warned the officials and staff against irregularities and corruption. He said the corrupt officials and staff would not be transferred, but directly suspended. He said that the welfare of poor would be the main motto of TRS Government and all its schemes would be directed towards eradication of poverty and empowerment of common man.

Earlier, Mahmood Ali offered thanksgiving prayer at his chambers and assumed charge in the presence of Deputy CM Dr T Rajaiah, ministers T Harish Rao, Pocharam Srinivas Reddy, K Tarakarama Rao and others.  INN