The Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy has said that the State Government is contemplating to complete the Godavari River Drinking Water project to the Hyderabad City by this December, with a budget of Rs.3,375 crore.
In his address at the 66th Independence Day Celebrations held at Parade Grounds here on Wednesday, Kiran Kumar Reddy said that the State Government is completing the 158 kilometer Outer Ring Road worth Rs.6,800 soon. He said that the 71 kilometer Metro Rail Project works in Hyderabad City were in full swing with Rs.14,150 crores.
He also said that the State Government has already sanctioned Krishna Project Phase-III aimed at providing drinking water to the Hyderabad City and surrounding areas with Rs.1,670 crores from HUDCO funds.
He said that the State Government was hosting the International Bio-Diversity Conference (COP-11), which was the biggest international conference the India was organizing after getting freedom to the nation, in October this year in the State Capital. He said that about 8,000 representatives are going to attend this conference from 193 nations and presidents of eight to 10 nations were also participating in it. He said that the State Government was spending Rs.450 crores for it. He sought everyone’s cooperation to make this International Bio-Diversity Conference, which was a prestigious one to Hyderabad, the State and the Nation, a big success.
He said that the State Government was also taking measures to organize a ‘World Agricultural Congress’ in November 2013 at Hyderabad. (NSS)