Chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday directed officials to develop smart townships in all towns in the state. After reviewing the development of townships and solid waste management at his Tadepalli camp office, the chief minister told officials to identify suitable lands in urban areas to be developed as smart townships. He also wanted them to distribute house sites in these townships to middle class people as per their eligibility.
Jagan further asked officials to plan outer ring roads in every town and plan the townships along these roads. “The beneficiaries should have clear ownership title. The townships should also have basic infrastructure including electricity, drinking water, drainage and internal roads,” he said.
He also discussed various strategies to acquire lands in the urban areas and give plots at no-profit-no-loss basis. “Ensure that every eligible family gets house site in these townships. Distribution of house sites at nominal price should be a regular feature in the state,” the chief minister said, and asked officials to take applications from all eligible families as they come.
The officials were told to acquire lands and develop a land bank for every town in the state. The chief minister wanted them to acquire at least 25 acres on the lower side to 200 acres on the higher side in every town.
The officials, who gave a presentation on similar schemes in other states, also proposed development of 18 layouts in 12 towns in the state in the first phase. The CM asked them to prepare the layouts and keep the title documents ready in the next 18 months.
