The State Cabinet has taken a serious note of the allegations made by BRS leaders against the State Government on the proposed Hyderabad Industrial Land Transformation Policy (HILTP) asserting that the main Opposition was unable to digest the rapid strides made by the State since the Congress took over the reins.
Terming the charges made by BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao and former Minister T. Harish Rao as “baseless”, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and Ministers N. Uttam Kumar Reddy and Jupally Krishna Rao said the BRS was indulging in mudslinging against the Government for political gains. Relocation of industries within the ORR limits was not a new proposal and the issue was mooted by the Governments of the erstwhile united Andhra Pradesh as part of efforts to make the city pollution free.
The development followed the concerns expressed over the scope of pollution by these units and the National Green Tribunal too ordered relocation of these units. The Government took a decision to relocate the industry and ensure change of land use as multi-use zones after several complaints by the residents over the pollution being caused by the industries.
“Mr. Rama Rao himself mooted shifting of 200 industrial parks from the ORR limits when he was Minister between 2017 and 2022. Of these, 42 acres of land was converted from industrial to residential use during the BRS regime,” Mr. Uttam Kumar Reddy reminded wondering how low could the BRS leaders stoop to gain political mileage out of every issue.
