Hyderabad: Telangana govt has decided to construct ‘Indiramma Towers’ in four more cities of Nizamabad, Warangal, Nalgonda and Karimnagar on the lines of the project being taken up in Greater Hyderabad.
Revenue and housing minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy announced that notifications for the construction of the towers, comprising a ground floor and five additional floors (G+5), would be issued soon. He said 4.5 lakh houses had been sanctioned in the first phase across the state, of which housewarming ceremonies had been completed for 2,21,500 houses, while another 1.9 lakh units were at various stages of construction. An additional 2.5 lakh houses had been sanctioned in the second phase.
He said the lighting of lamps in the houses of poor families would symbolise the Congress govt’s commitment to their welfare. The minister further said that one lakh low-income group (LIG) flats would be constructed in Greater Hyderabad and the CURE area. He also said that govt was committed to extending the housing scheme to urban, rural and remote tribal areas, including Thandas.
The minister also called for Diwali celebrations to be organised in ‘Indiramma’ houses where housewarming ceremonies have already been completed. Under the initiative titled ‘Maa Indiramma Intlo Deepavali’, public representatives, district collectors, housing officials and other stakeholders have been asked to visit beneficiaries’ homes and participate in the celebrations. Addressing a media conference at the Medchal-Malkajgiri district headquarters on Wednesday, along with IT minister and Ranga Reddy district in-charge minister D Sridhar Babu, Ponguleti said the towers would provide housing facilities to low-income families.