Centre Neglects Cantonment Area: Minister Talasani

Hyderabad, Feb.2 (Hydnow): Animal Husbandry Minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav today accused the Centre of failing to give funds and develop roads in Cantonment area.

Despite collecting taxes from the people the Centre is failing to take care of their issues in the locality, he charged.

Srinivas Yadav held a review meeting with the Cantonment Board, MLA Sayanna and officials concerned at Secunderabad. The government bears Rs 1.50 cr burden as the officials give free water up to 20000 liters in this location, he said. From Feb 1 onwards this facility came to force and the people are able to get them he said.

The Minister said that the government will take up more development works in Cantonment area. The GHMC and HMDA and other wings are working for providing all better facilities for the Cantonment area and the twin cities.

We offer free water to the people to take 20000 liters a day and take steps to ensure better roads, power and amenities, he said. The Cantonment area has about 4 lakhs of people and we are for providing better facilities, He criticised the Centre for not giving funds and opening the some of the roads in the area. It is causing much inconvenience to the road users and vehicles.

Though the Centre collects taxes it is not providing facilities in this location he charged. The state government is to provide necessary facilities in the cantonment area, Srinivas said. We give pensions and marriage benefit schemes for the poor, he said. (Hydnow)

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