Model Colony For Poor In Velugumatla: Bhatti Vikramarka

Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka today said that a model colony for the poor would be constructed in Velugumatla in Khammam district headquarters in such a way that people from other States across the country would come to observe it.

He added that the 16 acres of land in Velugumatla village left after distributing house sites to the poor would be utilised for the construction of a Telangana Public School and other government educational institutions.

Vikramarka said that 412 eligible beneficiaries in Velugumatla had been identified and house-site pattas distributed without any discrimination, and that Indiramma houses would be constructed for them.

He instructed officials to begin the construction of the Indiramma houses, and said that the work in the model colony should be completed by December 9. He said that three ministers together would invite Chief Minister Revanth Reddy for housewarming ceremonies on that date.

Vikramarka added that the government would not only construct the Indiramma houses for the poor but also provide all basic amenities including electricity, drinking water, roads, a hospital, a community hall and a shopping complex.

Vikramarka criticised the previous rulers saying that for ten years they had kept promising houses for the poor but did not deliver even one, leaving the poor waiting endlessly with hope and disappointment. He said that those who failed to deliver even one house had no moral right to criticise the present government, and alleged that some people were deliberately spreading misinformation and trying to malign the government because they did not want the poor to benefit from such welfare initiatives.

He also said that for several years a mafia network in Velugumatla had been collecting money from poor people and running a parallel system without providing even basic facilities. The government had now taken steps to ensure that the poor could live with dignity and self-respect, he said.