Hyderabad’s growth hinges on decentralised governance, says Revanth Reddy while launching projects worth ₹1,511-crore in Malkajgiri

Published 7 June 2026 · local

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Sunday said Hyderabad’s future growth depended on decentralised administration, integrated urban planning and large-scale infrastructure investments as he launched projects worth ₹1,511.5 crore in Malkajgiri and outlined his government’s vision for transforming the city into a globally competitive urban centre. Addressing a public meeting after laying foundation stones for four major projects under the Malkajgiri Municipal Corporation (MMC), Mr. Reddy said Hyderabad’s rapid expansion required a new model of governance capable of serving the 1.34 crore people living within the 160-km Outer Ring Road (ORR) limits. Reddy said Hyderabad could not aspire to become an international city merely through rhetoric and branding exercises. Such ambitions required planned investments in roads, drainage systems, drinking water networks, Metro Rail connectivity, power infrastructure, policing and civic services.

The Chief Minister said that the government’s decision to create three municipal corporations within the ORR limits, was intended to decentralise governance and bring public services closer to citizens. “With three municipal corporations, the goal is to create administrative structures capable of responding quickly to the needs of growing urban populations,” he said. Among the projects launched was the proposed Malkajgiri Municipal Corporation office complex at Uppal Bhagayath, which will be constructed at a cost of ₹98 crore. The office will come up on 10 acres of government land and is planned as a G+5 structure with provisions for future expansion up to G+8 floors. The proposed complex will have a built-up area of 1,23,960 sq ft. The Chief Minister also laid the foundation stone for alternative road connectivity works around the AOC Centre area at a cost of ₹960 crore.

The project has been proposed to address traffic challenges arising from restrictions and proposed closures of roads passing through defence land. The planned corridor will have a total length of 5.753 km, comprising 3.751 km of at-grade roads and a 2.002-km elevated corridor. The project will require the acquisition of nearly 49 acres of defence land and more than 3,100 sq m of railway land. Another major project launched was a si lane flyover from TKR College Junction to Manda Mallamma Junction under the Hyderabad City Innovative and Transformative Infrastructure (H-CITI) programme. The flyover has been sanctioned at a cost of ₹416 crore. The 2.17-km flyover will be 25 metres wide and pass through TKR College Junction, Gayatri Nagar Junction and Manda Mallamma Junction along the Inner Ring Road corridor.