Hyderabad, Oct 5 (PTI) Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday said the opposition BJP and BRS should give suggestions on how to rehabilitate people instead of speaking against the Musi redevelopment project. Addressing the 95th birth anniversary celebrations of former Union Minister G Venkata Swamy, he said the state government would definitely provide alternative accommodation to those living on the Musi riverbed and buffer zone as part of the project's implementation. Also Read | ITC Hotel Blast in Jabalpur: 1 Dead, 8 Injured in Explosion Due to Gas Leakage at Under-Construction Hotel in Madhya Pradesh (Watch Videos).
The city would be affected if a major flood occurs as the Musi river, drainage systems and waterbodies remain clogged (due to encroachments), he said. The people affected by the project should not fall prey to those who try to provoke them, he said. Also Read | Jammu and Kashmir Exit Poll Results 2024: Axis My India Predicts Hung Assembly in Union Territory With NC-Congress Slightly Ahead.
"Those who are coming and giving speeches are trying to use you as a protective shield to safeguard their farmhouses. They are not speaking for your interests," he said. In a veiled attack on the BRS leadership, he said, "your family has eaten away Rs one lakh crore in Kaleshwaram project.
It does not cost Rs 10,000 to help all those (living) in Musi. Is the government so poor that it cannot spend Rs 10,000 crore on poor people". The CM asked BRS working presid.