CM for uniform urban centric planning for growth corridors

Hyderabad

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has exhorted officials to ensure urban centric uniform planning in the development of mega growth corridors covering major municipal corporations across the State.

Planning should encompass solid waste management plants, ring roads, sewerage treatment plants, underground drainages and other aspects. Major corporations like Karimnagar, Khammam and Warangal should have outer ring roads and developments in three corporations should be taken up keeping in mind the upcoming airports.

The Chief Minister made the suggestions during a meeting with senior officials on urban planning on Wednesday. He wanted the officials concerned to leverage technology in designing underground drainages while they should focus on incorporating generation of renewable energy right from the planning stage.

Steps should be initiated to set up solar power generation plants in urban areas. At the same time, steps should be taken to promote the use of electric vehicles including those that would be taken on rent.

Officials were instructed to set up multi-utility towers in municipal corporations and municipalities to reduce radiation. Focus should be on setting up smart poles and the developmental design should be based on the population prioritising local needs.

Technological experts should be consulted for using AI technologies in traffic management and use of water treated by sewerage and waste management board should be made mandatory in construction of buildings.

The Chief Minister was particular on assessing water requirements for Warangal airport while all municipalities in the coal belt areas of Singareni should be treated as one unit for speeding the CSR funds of the SCCL in their development.

Suggesting development of growth corridors in different areas like temple corridor in Yadagirigutta, he said planning should be made keeping in view the requirements for the next 25 years. Development of Warangal, Karimnagar and Khammam corridor was crucial for the development of the State as the face of these areas would change once the airport became operational.