He said priority would be given to road widening and junction improvement works. About 30 junctions have been identified for improvement and the works will be taken up soon, he said. Corporators of different political parties complained that the road widening works taken up by the MCH at various places in the city were going on at a snail’s pace. The MCH Commissioner said steps would be taken to speed up the work progress. He said equal importance would be given to the development of the Old City and the new city.
Yakutpura MLA Mumtaz Ahmed Khan alleged that the MCH was neglecting the development of the Old City. He urged the new commissioner to take steps to develop infrastructural facilities in the old city. Mayor Teegala Krishna Reddy urged the commissioner to involve local corporators in execution of road widening works.
BJP floor leader Shyam Sunder Burugula suggested that the house owners whose properties were acquired for road widening be given the option of selling the additional FSI benefit they got in lieu of it. A policy on FSI rights should be evolved to protect the interests of the affected house owners, he said. The Mayor promised to look into the matter.
Source : Newindpress
