Hyderabad: A housing colony project that began in 2011 in the undivided Andhra Pradesh has finally been completed and is likely to be inaugurated by chief minister A Revahth Reddy on March 14. Built on 110 acres at Ramaswamy Gutta in the Huzurnagar assembly constituency of Suryapet district, the project has housing units for 2,160 families. N Uttam Kumar launched the project during his tenure as housing minister in undivided Andhra Pradesh in 2011.Uttam said efforts are underway to have it inaugurated by chief minister A Revanth Reddy on March 14 as part of the 99-day action programme of the Congress govt. “The works on the housing colony were at an advanced stage by the time the BRS govt came to power in 2014, but they neglected the project for reasons known to them. Because of this neglect, it was eventually reduced to a garbage dump. After the Congress govt came into office in Dec 2023, a fresh life was breathed into the project,” he said.“The state govt took up the construction of the colony by purchasing the land from the endowments department by paying the market value, with all statutory and legal compliances,” Uttam said, highlighting the planning that went into transforming this once-abandoned site into a thriving community. The project is targeted primarily at disadvantaged sections, the poorest of the poor, rural workers, and rice mill workers from Huzurnagar municipality, as well as residents of surrounding rural areas. The minister stressed the need for a transparent process for the selection of beneficiaries and entrusted the task to a team of officials headed by the local revenue divisional officer.“The selection process should be completely transparent. Not even a single family that does not deserve the housing benefit should be included in the list,” he declared. “I want only 1,000 beneficiaries to be finalised in the first phase. This phased approach ensures that support reaches the most deserving, with rigorous verification to prevent any irregularities,” he told officials. As preparations for the inauguration continued, the colony and its surroundings were being spruced up. A meeting ground was being prepared for chief minister A Revanth Reddy to address the public and the beneficiaries.
