Warangal floods: Illegal constructions along nalas will be demolished, says KTR

HYDERABAD: MA&UD minister K T Rama Rao, on a visit to flood-hit Warangal town on Tuesday, said all illegal constructions along nalas will be demolished in a month and a committee with Warangal urban collector Rajeev Gandhi Hanumanthu as chairman has been tasked with the job.
Retaining walls will be constructed to prevent illegal constructions and occupation in the future. He also announced an immediate grant of Rs 25 cr to take up reconstruction measures and added that, if necessary, more amount will be released.

The minister also asked officials to provide food and water to all people affected by the flood situation. KT Rao was accompanied by health minister Eatala Rajender, panchayat raj minister Errabelli Dayakar Rao, tribal welfare minister Sathyavathy Rathod and government chief whip Dasyam Vinay Bhaskar. KTR reached Warangal in a chopper from Hyderabad and conducted an aerial survey first. At the MGM Hospital, KTR spoke to the patients on the Covid treatment they were getting. The Kakatiya Medical College hospital will be developed as a super speciality hospital and will be opened soon, he announced.
Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jaganmohan Reddy has directed the collectors of East and West Godavari districts to distribute essentials and 2,000 each to the flood-affected families. He also told them to conduct an assessment of damage to crops and houses once flood water recedes. Over 100 villages are affected by the floods while communication network to 77 villages has been hit in the district.