Telangana CM KCR’s plan to build a new high rise building for the state secretariat at Erragadda, where Chest dieses hospital and mental dieses hospitals are situated is getting mixed response from political circles and the employees.

BJP leader Nagam Janardhan Reddy describes KCR’s ruling as Tuglak Ruling. He said “CM KCR is acting like a monarch and taking unilateral decisions. It is meaningless idea to believe that the state can attract huge investments if constructed high rise building in Hyderabad. CM KCR should convene an all-party meeting and take the suggestions from opposition parties, if his government has any plans to shift the Chest and Mental hospitals from their present locations to anywhere else.”

Some employees’ union leaders and TRS party leaders are supporting his decision, but doctors and other staff of both hospitals are strongly opposing state government’s move. However, CM KCR is determined to go ahead with its plan. His government has granted Rs. 7.7 crore for repairs and renovation of the sanatorium in Ananthagiri Hills in Vikarabad of Rangareddy district to where the Chest diseases hospital will be shifted very soon.

Telangana government plans to utilize 65 acres of prime land that belongs to Chest diseases hospital and 45 acres of prime land that belongs to mental diseases hospital for constructing a high rise building to accommodate its secretariat, Chief Minister’s office, various state government offices etc. under one roof. It is also planning to develop state owned parade ground in this location to conduct public meetings, Republic day functions etc.

Simultaneously, it plans to dispose the land where secretariat is stood now to enable the buyers build a high rise building in its place. However, CM KCR might be ignoring a point that the existing secretariat building is accommodating AP government also and part of the building will remain under its control for the next 9.5 years.