Musi will be rejuvenated for the sake of future generations: Sridhar Babu

IT and Industries Minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu said the government has no intention to go back on the Musi rejuvenation project despite the resistance from certain sections.

He said opposition to any good initiative was common by some sections due to various reasons and the same was true with the Musi cleanup project. However, for the sake of future generations the government would go ahead and complete the project showcasing Telangana as a role model in water resource conservation.

The Minister was speaking after inaugurating the South Zone Conference of the Institute of Town Planners India (ITPI), organised by the ITPI Telangana Regional Chapter on the theme ‘Policies and Strategies Towards Biophilic Urbanism’.

Mr. Sridhar Babu stressed that urban planning forms the foundation of economic prosperity, adding that true development must go hand in hand with environmental sustainability. “Constructing buildings alone does not constitute growth. Every policy we frame, every forest we protect, every river we restore, and every livelihood we create are acts of inter-generational justice,” he observed.

The Minister pointed out that Telangana has already set national benchmarks in urban greenery expansion, carbon-neutral growth, water conservation and sustainable transport. He stressed the role of technology in designing climate-resilient cities and called for planning that takes into account climate change, urban flooding, pollution, groundwater depletion, shrinking green cover and rapid urbanisation.

The conference was attended by ITPI President N.K. Patel, Secretary General Kul Shrestha, ITPI Telangana Regional Chapter Chairman S. Devender Reddy and Secretary K. Muralidhar Reddy, along with several town planners and policy experts.