CM Revanth allows shops to stay open till 1 am; BRS MLAs get warning

Hyderabad: Addressing the issues facing nightlife in Hyderabad that have been raised in the House too, chief minister A Revanth Reddy said that commercial establishments in Hyderabad will remain open till 1 am under all three Police Commissionerates.

The representation on the issue was made by All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi in the Telangana Assembly.

Police action in the Old City area was a reason for constant complaints and Akbaruddin Owaisi raised the issue in the House. On his representation, CM Revanth Reddy said, “Commercial establishments will be allowed to remain open till 1 pm.”

This will include markets, food joints hotels and restaurants but for bars, the timing of 11 pm will remain, he said.

OGH is to be built in Goshamahal

Osmania General Hospital will be built on Goshamahal police land. The old existing structure of OGH will be protected as a heritage structure.

Telangana Government Doctors Association in a statement said, “A bold decision was taken within six months of the present government. To build Osmania Hospital in the Goshamahal area solves the pending problem of over a decade.”

Flooding points of Hyderabad

Going by the excess amounts of rain the city has been receiving over the monsoon spell, rainwater harvesting pits that will store 10 lakh litres of water will be built to deal with the flooding issues. These harvesting pits will be built to store the rainwater. CM Revanth Reddy asked the government officials to identify government lands around the areas where the water can be channelised and stored.

The areas identified to build water harvesting wells included RTA Khairtabad near Raj Bhavan, Somajiguda, and Biodiversity Park at Gachibowli.

BRS leaders warned

BRS MLAs are creating a ruckus in the House time and again. “We are not in favour of suspending them, but if this continues like this, we may think of cancelling Assembly membership of at least 6 BRS MLAs, much like what they did to Congress MLAs Komatireddy Venkat Reddy and Sampath Kumar in their first term. This will ensure others will fall in line too.”