The Kukatpally MLA and Loksatta President objected to reports alleging he had spent only 20% of the funds allotted to him under the Constituency Development Fund.
Kukatpally MLA and Loksatta Party President Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan has taken serious exception to a section of the press alleging that he had spent only 20 percent of the funds allotted to him under the Constituency Development Fund.
In a media statement issued here today, Dr. Narayan pointed out that he had actually spent more than he had been allocated by getting a matching grant from the Hyderabad Metro Water and Sewerage Board.
Most of the works for which he had earmarked funds have been completed, and the rest are in various stages of implementation, he said.
He wanted the media to ascertain facts before rushing to publish reports that fuel hatred against politics.
Dr. Narayan explained that he was instrumental in getting Rs. 1,573 crores allotted towards various development works in Kukatpally. Of them, works worth Rs. 956 crores had been completed, and others were in final stages of implementation, he said.
In addition, Rs. 656 crores would be spent on the construction of a flyover at the Narsapur Junction and a 220 KV sub-station, and Rs. 56 crores on a water supply pipeline. 74 additional classrooms had been constructed, and girls' toilets provided in all schools with adequate space, he added.
Dr. Narayan recalled he had visited the constituency more than 400 times and ensured that development works were executed transparently. He had taken measures to prevent encroachments and protect lakes.
He said that he had the satisfaction of making people, irrespective of their party affiliations, partners in Kukatpally's development.
Dr. Narayan said that he had got Rs. 5.47 crores allocated towards works under the Constituency Development Fund although he had been allotted only Rs. 3 crore before the election code came into effect. The allocations included Rs. 220.98 lakhs towards works under GHMC and Rs. 326.86 lakhs under Hyderabad Metro Water.
Of them, works worth Rs. 3.45 crores had been completed, and the others were under various stages of execution, he said.
Instead, news reports dealt only with community halls which have been stalled because of land acquisition problems, he alleged.
Dr. Narayan recalled that when he took over as legislator, Kukatpally received 80 lakh gallons of drinking water per day. Thanks to his efforts, it had gone up to 1.80 crore gallons per day, an increase of 125 percent.
He also got ration cards issued to 34,000 families, he said, and enabled nearly 4,000 people to get jobs after helping them get training in skills.
He added that sanitary workers now got their wages credited directly to their bank accounts, again because of his initiative. And with the GHMC extending online payments all over the city, nearly 30,000 workers have been liberated from exploitation by contractors.
He informed the press that he had got drain water treatment plants installed at Kaitalapur and Ranganayakuni tanks, and got a modern dumping yard for garbage. Then, an amount of Rs. 31.71 crores had been spent on construction and maintenance of an underground drainage system, and 108 works taken up to de-silt storm water drains.
To ease traffic on the main road, link roads had been developed, he added. BT roads had been laid at a cost of Rs. 19.88 crores, and CC roads at a cost of Rs. 31.82 crores. Parks had been developed at Vasantnagar, Motinagar and Prashantnagar.
Other development works taken up could be accessed on the website www.kukatpallynow.com, he pointed out.
Dr. Narayan underlined that although Loksatta had been elected only from Kukatpally, it had earned distinction by developing the constituency in an unparalleled manner. It had provided growth opportunities to all irrespective of their caste, region, region, language and economic status. It has succeeded in enhancing the prestige of the Assembly.
The Loksatta's track record was there for everyone to see in Kukatpally, Dr. Narayan said, and added that given an opportunity the party could replicate the development model all over the State. Kukatpally demonstrated that Loksatta's politics would ensure a bright future for all, he concluded. (INN)