Harish Rao Slams Narsingi Road Realignment, Alleges Builder Favouritism

Former Telangana minister and BRS MLA T. Harish Rao has strongly opposed the revised alignment of the proposed 100-foot master plan road at Narsingi in Gandipet mandal of Rangareddy district, alleging that the Congress government was putting thousands of families at risk to benefit a private builder.

Harish Rao visited the affected residential colonies, including Seven Hills and Western Meadows, on foot and interacted with residents to understand their grievances. He inspected the red markings placed by Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) officials. Residents informed him that their houses had been marked for demolition despite having valid building permissions and Occupancy Certificates (OCs).

Questioning the government's approach, Harish Rao said administrations should work for public welfare rather than serve the interests of individual builders or contractors. He recalled that the 2013 master plan proposed a 100-foot road alignment that threatened a 400-year-old Hanuman temple. Following appeals from residents, the then BRS government issued G.O. No. 181 in 2018, introducing an alternative alignment that protected the temple without affecting any apartment complex.

He alleged that the latest realignment lacked public interest and was intended to favour a particular builder. Nearly 4,000 families living in around 2,000 apartments, besides residents of 10 apartment complexes, individual houses and schools, could be affected, he said.

Harish Rao also alleged irregularities in government land auctions, claiming that land with an estimated market value of Rs. 110 crore was allotted to a builder for just Rs. 26 crore. He questioned why middle-class families were now facing the threat of losing their homes for road construction. He further accused the government of finalising the decision without public consultation.

Expressing concern over Seven Hills, built collectively by 1,553 Central government employees, he said the markings could affect its underpass, temple, walking track and basement parking, besides threatening the building's structural safety.

He added that access to nearby double-bedroom houses had been disrupted, forcing residents who previously travelled just 100 metres to reach the main road to take a detour of nearly one kilometre.

Assuring affected families of the party's support, Harish Rao cited the earlier Hdyer Shah Kote red-marking controversy, where BRS protests reportedly forced the government to reconsider its decision. He said K. Chandrashekar Rao and the BRS would continue fighting until the red markings in Narsingi were withdrawn and residents received justice.