The Free Press Journal

The amount spent on the developmen­t projects in Nalgonda district centre is not entirely clear

- BADHINI NARSIMHA NALGONDA

For numerous roads in the constituen­cy, orders to invite tenders totaling approximat­ely Rs. 100 crores have already been issued.

The quantity and cost of the cash that the government has set aside for developmen­t projects in the Nalgonda district center are unclear. In addition to the Hyderabad road developmen­t projects in Nalgonda, several junction constructi­on projects were initiated but halted because of the election rules; they are currently unfinished. Making decisions for the developmen­t of Nalgonda was a source of confusion following the BRS's electoral defeat and the Congress' election victory. While the leaders of the BRS claim that Rs. 1350 crores have been set aside for urban developmen­t through the adoption of the previous Chief Minister, KCR Nalgonda, the leaders of the Congress claim that this is all a farce, that the monies are only words, and that only between Rs. 700 and Rs. 800 crores have been released.

Ramanachar­i, the municipal commission­er of Nalgonda, resigned after the Congress took office. This has made it necessary to look at the problem department-bydepartme­nt, starting with the tender issue and determinin­g the amount to which the contractor­s have completed the work, where they have stood, and how much the bills have been paid. The town's road enlargemen­t is one of BRS's primary projects. The Hyderabad road expansion, meanwhile, is still unfinished. Patchworks and other tasks still need to be completed. It was decided to develop Kala Bharathi and demolish the R&B and IB office buildings located in the Clock Center. However, as of right now, the building of Kalabharat­i remains unclear, and it is unclear when the works will begin.

Although the Minister of Roads and Buildings is Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy, it is anticipate­d that the Nalgonda developmen­t projects would proceed. For numerous roads in the constituen­cy, orders to invite tenders totaling approximat­ely Rs. 100 crores have already been issued.

Unfinished work on Vallabhrao Pond

Vallabhrao­cheruvu(Bathu kammakunta) is not yet ready to be transforme­d into a minitankbu­nd. The work has stopped as a result of the previously released funds being misappropr­iated. Once more, the projects that were started after monies were allocated came to an end. Simply constructe­d a CC road and left it. These days, antisocial behavior is impeded by the pond's embankment. There are claims that the Vallabhrao

Pond, which has to be beautified, has turned into a haven for ganja and alcohol smokers. People avoid crossing the pond's embankment after eight o'clock at night and choose alternate routes to the town instead. The town's residents are still calling for expedited developmen­t and answers on the money issue.

Activities in the integrated market that have not yet started

The town's agricultur­al market was transforme­d into an integrated vegetable and non-vegetable market by the previous administra­tion. Integrated market works in the preceding market sheds were carried out at an expense of Rs. 8.50 crores. Despite the fact that this market was establishe­d prior to the elections by the then-minister KTR, the traders did not get them. Many people were against the opening of a nonvegetar­ian market in front of the shrine at the same time. In addition to the BRS MLA, it was brought to the attention by Bhuvanagir­i MP and current minister Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy. On that day, Venkat Reddy pledged to abolish the non-vegetarian market as soon as his administra­tion took office.

To this end, Collector Harichanda­na was recently given the order to create a flower market and remove the non-vegetable section from the integrated market. On the other hand, market activity has not yet begun. Furthermor­e, it's unclear where the non-vegetarian market will go. In the integrated market, it was previously intended to open 28 mutton stores, 14 chicken shops, and 12 fish shops.

They must be positioned in different locations. The money spent dismantlin­g the nonvegetar­ian market-specific structures in an integrated market will be squandered. Up till now, traders have not been assigned any of the 72 shops in Vegmarket. In a same vein, 36 individual­s must be assigned to the smalltrade­r stores located along Hyderabad Road near NG College Prahari. Only 25 people purchased shops here due to space constraint­s; the remaining 11 people in the integrated market were to receive their stores from the government, but this allocation has not yet taken place.

Five businesses are located in the IT hub.

Just five of the 17 companies that are anticipate­d to move to the IT cluster have opened for business, despite the fact that this will result in the employment of about 3,500 workers. These five companies employ relatively few people. All of the companies attended the employment fair that was conducted on September 1st of last year. 3,250 jobless individual­s have registered using the correspond­ing companies' QR codes. Only forty-five of the 320 candidates who passed the online exam were offered interviews and jobs.

Twelve businesses have not yet begun operations, despite the fact that many jobless people have their hopes set on the IT cluster. The organisers claim they'll get going soon. In an attempt to keep unemployed people in the area from moving, the previous government set aside money and built an IT centre building. However, while businesses responded, the number of jobs created fell short of expectatio­ns.

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