BRS Claims Mismanagement Of RRR By Congress Government

MLA and former minister Harish Rao today lamented the burden being placed on the people of Telangana due to the mismanagement of the Regional Ring Road (RRR) project.

During an informal chit chat with media persons at Telangana Bhavan, Rao said that the plan for the RRR was initially laid out during the BRS government, with the northern and southern sections separately planned.

"The 158-kilometre northern section was sent to the Union government and received approval. The Union and the State governments agreed to share the land acquisition costs equally under Section 3A," he said.

However, there had been significant delays in land acquisition, even though a notification was issued 10 months ago. "There has been no progress, and the farmers who are supposed to be compensated are still waiting. The work on the northern section hasn't moved forward. This delay is unacceptable, and we demand immediate action," he said.

Rao also raised concerns about the sudden changes in the alignment of the southern part of RRR, which he said were made to benefit a few influential people who owned land in the region. "By altering the alignment, the length of the road increased from 182 kilometres to 198 kilometres, and this change is something the Union government won't accept. These alterations clearly favour certain individuals at the expense of the State," he said.

The BRS MLA also criticised the State government's decision to take on the construction of the RRR instead of getting the Union government to fund it, which he said would place a Rs 20,000 crore burden on the State.

"This is an enormous burden on the people of Telangana. Why is the State government taking on this project when the Union government is ready to handle it? This only benefits contractors and influential individuals, while ordinary people bear the costs," Rao said.

Speaking of other issues, the BRS MLA also criticised the government for its negligence in releasing ACDP (Assembly Constituency Development Program) funds. Similarly, the government had promised Rs 15,000 under the Rythu Bharosa (farmer support) scheme per acre, but even the existing Rs 10,000 had been withheld, he said.

He also expressed disappointment over the government's handling of the KCR Kit scheme, saying that the government had promised a better kit but ended up taking away even the existing provisions.

"They also promised sheep distribution, but that has also been stopped. Even the cheques related to the second phase of sheep distribution have been returned. Is this the change people expected?" he asked.