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Telangana Sanctions Rs 1,108 Crore for Omkareshwara Temple
The Telangana government has approved money for a temple complex and a nearby road.
The temple complex will be built at Manchirevula.
It is planned to include tall entrance towers, a hall for rituals and a temple tank.
The government set aside Rs 948.65 crore for the temple complex.
Another Rs 159.62 crore will pay for a wide, six-lane road about 2.5 kilometres long.
The road will connect nearby places and make it easier to reach the temple and the Musi Riverfront road network.
The government has also formed a committee to give technical advice on the temple project.
Its work includes reviewing designs, reports, rates and tenders.
The Telangana government approved Rs 1,108.27 crore for the Omkareshwara Swamy temple complex and a six-lane road.
Rs 948.65 crore is allocated for temple complex development at Manchirevula, including gateway towers, a yagashala and a pushkarini.
Rs 159.62 crore is allocated for a roughly 2.5-km road, 30 metres wide, from Istana Villas to Kirti Westwind Villas.
The road is intended to connect nearby areas and improve access to the temple complex and Musi Riverfront road network.
A technical committee will advise on designs, detailed project reports, rates and tenders for a stated Rs 700 crore temple project.
- Who
- The Telangana government.
- What
- It sanctioned Rs 1,108.27 crore for the Omkareshwara Swamy temple complex and a six-lane road, and constituted a technical committee.
- Where
- Manchirevula, Telangana; the road is planned from Istana Villas to Kirti Westwind Villas.
- When
- Wednesday; the article does not give a calendar date.
- Why
- To develop the temple complex and improve road connectivity to it and the Musi Riverfront road network.
Key facts
- Total administrative sanctions
- Rs 1,108.27 crore
- Temple complex allocation
- Rs 948.65 crore
- Road allocation
- Rs 159.62 crore
- Road dimensions
- Six lanes; 30 metres (100 feet) wide and about 2.5 km long
- Road route
- Istana Villas to Kirti Westwind Villas
- Technical committee order
- G.O.Rt.No.929
- Administrative sanction order
- G.O.Rt.No.928
- Committee remit
- Technical guidance on designs, detailed project reports, rates and tenders for the Rs 700 crore temple project










