Historic Buildings Along Musi River to be Developed as Tourist Spots: CM Revanth

Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has informed that the historic buildings located along the Musi river will be developed as the famous tourist spots.

The Chief Minister appealed to the industrialists to come forward for the preservation of buildings which reflects the culture of the city of Hyderabad. He said the government is committed to promote the tourism sector along with making Telangana as a welfare State.

The State Tourism Department on Friday signed an agreement with CII for the restoration of several ancient Stepwells in Hyderabad.

Speaking on the occasion, Revanth Reddy said the government has taken up the Musi Riverfront development project ambitiously. He criticised the previous government for neglecting the numerous historical buildings which have reached to dilapidated condition in the city.

The Chief minister said the State government has taken up the renovation of the old Assembly building and stated that the Legislative Council will be shifted to the renovated buildings soon.

Stating that the famous Jubilee Hall, which is the house of the Legislative Council, has historical significance, Revanth Reddy said the building has been built with special technology and it needs to be preserved in the future.

He suggested to the CII to adopt and preserve the historical Jubilee Hall. The preservation of the old Osmania Hospital is also being taken up and a new Osmania Hospital will be constructed at Goshamahal Stadium soon, he said, emphasizing the protection of the High Court building.

"The State government has already allocated 100 acres of land for the construction of a new High Court building at Rajendra Nagar. There is also a need to preserve the historical structures like Puranapool Bridge along with the Hyderabad City College building. In addition to this, the Charminar conservation project is already under progress," Revanth Reddy disclosed.

During the meeting, industrialists came forward to restore and preserve the ancient stepwells in the city for promoting them as tourist spots. They also handed over agreement documents to the Chief Minister Revanth Reddy.

Infosys took the responsibility of the renovation of the Mahalaka stepwell in Osmania University. Similarly, Sai Life adopted Manchirevula stepwell while Bharat Biotech will restore the Salar Jung and Ammapalli wells. On the other hand, Adikmet step well will be renovated by Dodla Dairy while Falaknuma step well TGRTC and Koti women’s college will restore the Residency step well.

The Chief Minister further stated that students studying in government schools are being provided an opportunity to visit tourist and historical places in Telangana free of cost.

For this, the government has launched the Telangana Darshini programme and a government order has already been issued. The Telangana Darshini will educate the students about the historical and touristic places, he added.

Tourism Minister Jupally Krishna Rao, Tourism Principal Secretary Vaniprasad, CII Telangana Chairman Sai Prasad, Chief Minister's Special Secretary Ajith Reddy and Chief Minister OSD Vemula Srinivas also participated in the meeting.