New Delhi: Telangana's Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA&UD) Minister KT Rama Rao on Wednesday announced that the state government has issued GO No.118 for regularisation of lands up to 1000 square yards in LB Nagar and five other Assembly constituencies.
The decision will give relief to thousands of families who have been distressed for nearly 15 years.
Speaking at the 'Mana Nagaram' meeting held in Saroornagar Stadium, LB Nagar on Wednesday, KTR said that names of the colonies which are missing from the list will be included in the G.O.
The residents and representatives of the 44 colonies in the six Assembly Constituencies cheered in joy when minister KTR was reading out finer details of the order.
He said that a nominal amount of Rs 250 per square yard will be charged for regularisation.
People have been representing issues with their land regularization since the year 2007. The issue came in the way of doing business there, sending children abroad for academics, and other crucial milestones in life, KTR said.
They drew the attention of multiple Chief Ministers towards it. The Minister recalled that a meeting over this was held at LB Nagar Zonal Office in 2018.
KTR also read out the works taken up in the LB Nagar constituency in the past few years, including Rs 1200 crores spent on flyovers and underpasses, Rs 113 crores allocated for Strategic Nala Development Programme (SNDP).
He has also assured to address other issues faced by people in the constituency.
It is to be noted that ministers P Sabitha Indra Reddy, CH Malla Reddy, Md Mahmood Ali, GHMC Deputy Mayor Mothe Srilatha Shoban Reddy, MA&UD special chief secretary Arvind Kumar, GHMC Commissioner DS Lokesh, GHMC Mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi, among others were present during the meeting.