The president of the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee, A Revanth Reddy, has accused the Chief Minister of Telangana, K Chandrashekar Rao, of being involved in a big scam by cancelling the GO 111. This cancellation could have catastrophic consequences for Hyderabad city as it could cause the city to wash away and destroy the ecosystem in the lands which comes under the GO 111.
Revanth Reddy claims that Hyderabad’s destruction began when KCR became Chief Minister, as KTR created a real estate mafia. The removal of GO 111 is part of the realty mafia’s attempt to destroy the city. All the ponds in Hyderabad have already disappeared, creating serious environmental issues.
To investigate this issue, the Congress Party will set up a Fact Finding Committee. This committee will visit the villages under GO 111 and find out the actual conditions, discuss with environmentalists and prepare a comprehensive report. Based on that, the Congress will announce the future course of action on cancellation of GO 111.
Revanth Reddy also demanded that the land transactions that took place after KCR came to power should be made public. He claimed that Krishna waters came to Hyderabad because of the Congress party’s efforts and addressed the drinking water crisis. River Godavari waters were also brought to the city for drinking water needs.
Leaders like KTR, Kavitha, Harish Rao, Damodar Rao and Ranjith Reddy have farm houses in the 111 project area. After 2019, BRS leaders bought land here on a large scale. As a result, 80% of the land in that area went into the hands of KCR’s relatives and benami, he alleged.
It is important to understand the historical background of GO 111 before its cancellation. In 1996, the State government had brought GO 111 to protect the twin reservoirs as construction and industrial activities increased. As part of the conservation of Usmansagar and Himayatsagar, the Government brought GO 111 on March 8, 1996 with the intention of not taking up any construction in an area of ten km radius.
