TRS government trying to sell off prime land of 11 industrial parks: Congress

Hyderabad: Senior Congress leader and former minister Mohammed Ali Shabbir alleged that the TRS government was attempting to sell off prime land of 11 industrial parks in and around Hyderabad to private companies in the name of IT parks.

Shabbir Ali, in a media statement on Friday, pointed out that the ITE&C Department issued G.O. Ms. No. 16 on December,10, 2020 for guidelines on Hyderabad GRID (Growth In Dispersion) Policy. The State government wants to convert 11 industrial parks within the ORR into IT parks. They include industrial parks located at Kukatpally, Gandhinagar, Balanagar, Uppal, Nacharam, Mallapur, Moula Ali, Patancheru, Ramachandrapuram, Sanathnagar and Kattedan. "This is not conversion of industrial parks into IT parks. But an attempt to grab the prime land of industrial park to hand it over to friends of IT Minister K Tarakarama Rao at throwaway prices," he alleged.

The Congress leader said that the previous Congress government had issued G.O.Ms.No.20 through Industries & Commerce Dept on March, 1, 2013 for shifting of polluting industries compulsorily and non-polluting industries optionally from within the Outer Ring Road to outside the ORR and detailed guidelines were also issued. However, on January 20, 2018, Telangana govt issued G.O.MS No. 4 amending GO Ms No. 20 to permit certain industries located within ORR. "The State government issued GO MS No 16 on Thursday to convert entire industrial parks into IT parks. There is no clarity on the existing units in these 11 industrial parks," he said.