KTR inaugurates houses built under 2BHK Dignity Housing scheme

Hyderabad, Oct 26 : Telangana’s Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development K. T. Rama Rao on Monday inaugurated 1,152 houses built in Hyderabad under the state government’s 2BHK Dignity Housing scheme for the poor.
Over 1,000 double bedroom houses constructed by the Telangana government for the poor under the 2BHK scheme were inaugurated in Hyderabad on Monday.
He inaugurated the houses built at three places in the city at a cost of Rs 95.58 crore under what he claims to be one-of-its-kind initiative in the country aimed at providing houses for the poor at free of cost.
He also revealed that the construction of one Lakh houses in 111 locations across Hyderabad, with a project cost of Rs 9,714 crore, is fast nearing completion.
The inauguration of the houses came ahead of the ensuing elections to Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and amid a bitter war of words between the ruling and opposition parties.
KTR, as the minister is popularly known, inaugurated 840 houses at Ziaguda, 192 at Ghode Ki Qabar and 120 at Kattelmandi.