2 months ago
Revenue Minister Lays Foundations for Telangana Infrastructure
Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy visited Chandrugonda mandal in Telangana to start new road and housing projects.
He laid foundation stones for roads, culverts, and walls in three villages.
He also announced 24 new houses in one village and talked about many more houses across the state.
The goal is to give every poor family a proper roof.
He mentioned that the government has already filled many jobs and will add more.
Local officials and women’s groups were also present to support the work.
Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy laid foundation stones for Rs 1.25 crore worth of infrastructure projects in Chandrugonda mandal.
Projects include gravel roads, culverts, cement-concrete roads, a retaining wall, and 24 new Indiramma houses in Mangayyabanjar; four internal CC road works in Pokalagudem; and CC road works in Ravikampadu.
The government aims to provide secure roofs for all poor families, targeting 700,000 Indiramma houses statewide, with 100,000 already sanctioned for Hyderabad.
Ponguleti highlighted employment achievements: 72,000 government posts filled in the first two years, with 16,000 more to be filled.
The visit was attended by local officials, women’s SHGs, and villagers, emphasizing welfare and development priorities.
- Who
- Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy
- What
- Laid foundation stones for infrastructure upgrades and announced new Indiramma houses
- Where
- Chandrugonda mandal, Bhadradri-Kothagudem district, Telangana
- When
- Thursday
- Why
- To improve infrastructure and provide homes for poor families, aiming to eliminate thatched huts
Key facts
- Location
- Chandrugonda mandal, Bhadradri-Kothagudem district, Telangana
- Total Project Cost
- Rs 1.25 crore
- Indiramma Houses Announced
- 24 new houses in Mangayyabanjar; 77 houses already sanctioned in Pokalagudem
- Road Works Cost
- Rs 45 lakh in Mangayyabanjar, Rs 60 lakh in Pokalagudem, Rs 20 lakh in Ravikampadu
- Government Posts Filled
- 72,000 in first two years; 16,000 to be filled
Quotes
Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy
Revenue Minister of Telangana
“As many as 72,000 government posts had been filled during the first two years of the administration, while a notification had recently been issued to fill another 16,000 posts”
thehansindia.com
“Our objective is to ensure that not a single poor family in Telangana is forced to live in a thatched hut”
thehansindia.com
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