Khammam: Streets dotted with beautiful murals, vertical gardens, newly developed parks and large-scale improvement in infrastructure. The city of Khammam is probably the place that happens most in development in Telangana. A number of unique projects are now being added to the city, which have shown rapid progress recently, thanks to the special care of Prime Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, active support by Minister of IT and Industry, KT Rama Rao, and the zeal shown by Puvvada Ajay, Minister of Transport, showed. Kumar in the execution of the works.
The latest addition is a ‘Major Class’ TSRTC bus station developed on 7.30 hectares of land in the NSP camp area at a cost of 25 million. It is said to be the second largest modern bus station in the state after Hyderabad’s MGBS bus stations. It consists of 30 platforms, five for departure and 25 for boarding passengers, with illuminated exhibits containing the destinations for better visibility. The bus station is designed to handle the rush of 40,000 passengers, and operates 1,160 bus services, including interstate services, per day.
New bus stop is a beacon in Khammam: Puvvada
‘The new bus stop will be a beacon in Khammam. Despite the financial crisis caused by the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic, the government has ensured a steady flow of funds to complete the works, ”Ajay Kumar told Telangana Today on Wednesday. The striking features of the bus stand are approximately 84,000 square feet of passenger car area, 3,000 sft luxury lounge, 30,000 sft basement parking area, in addition to parking for car rickshaws and two-wheelers, separate entrance for buses and private vehicles.
One major attraction at the bus stop is three ‘Ficus Benjamina’ multi-headed plants obtained from Kadiyam nurseries in AP, in addition to a beautiful landscape and a fountain on its premises. Three island parks with about 2000 trees were developed as a lung space. In order to ensure the safety of 80 passengers and prevent crime, as many as 80 CCTV installations are being installed at the bus stop, DCP (Law & Order) D Muralidhar has informed.
KCR towers
In fulfillment of the government’s plan to give the poor a dignified life, as many as 1,104 double-bedroom houses, built with an expenditure of 60.20 million in Tekulapalli near Khammam, are ready for inauguration. Each house is built at a cost of 6.05 lakh. The housing complex named ‘KCR Towers’ consists of 52 blocks with a total of 1,240 houses with 30 foot wide internal roads. Facilities such as anganwadi center, health center, park, open gym, lawns and a market are also set up on the complex which is secured by chain links.
‘It’s going to be a model double room in the state and it looks like a gated community. Minister Ajay Kumar noted that an amount of R75 000 was spent on infrastructure alone for the convenience of the residents who will be provided with Mission Bhagiratha water.
Modern Vaikunta Dhamam
As the government prefers to develop one crematorium in each town, and to equip them with modern facilities, a Vaikunta Dhamam in Kalvoddu area developed with an amount of R2 million attracts the attention of the public. Facilities such as CC roads, central lighting, watchtower, a 20-foot-long Lord Shiva statue, landscape, tree planting, paintings on walls and modern archway give the crematorium a park-like look.
Source: Telangana Today