Neglect of sanitation in Telangana made village life a daily struggle: KTR
Says Gram panchayats in crisis due to lack of funds and pending bills
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Hyderabad: KT Rama Rao (KTR), working president of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), expressed deep concern over the deteriorating governance in Telangana's villages and towns since the Congress government came to power. He lamented that the administration in villages has collapsed, while towns are suffering from severe mismanagement. The neglect of sanitation and drainage maintenance has turned living conditions in the villages into a daily struggle. KTR noted that the lack of funds for even basic needs like mosquito control has led to a surge in deadly diseases such as dengue and malaria, causing great distress among the people. He criticised the government for not releasing funds to the panchayats, resulting in this dire situation.
KTR expressed his anger over the failure of both the central and State governments to release the necessary funds, leading to a severe crisis in the management of panchayats. He questioned whether this is what governance means—playing with people's lives by withholding essential funds from panchayats.
He pointed out that even after eight months, bills related to past works have not been cleared for sarpanches, plunging them into severe debt and uncertainty. KTR reminded that during the BRS rule, Rs 275 crore was consistently released every month to panchayats. He condemned the Congress government for harassing over 1,800 former sarpanches with coercive measures and illegal arrests for merely asking for the clearance of pending bills.
