Telangana efforts to complete Hyderabad ITIR project

   Under the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary two meetings were held on 23.06.2014 and 12.11.2014 to review the progress on ITIR project, where all the heads of concerned line departments attended. As a follow up action to review meetings, Secretary, ITE&C wrote to all the concerned departments requesting them to form steering committees to review their respective department work by Chief Secretary. on 25.11.14 for way forward of ITIR.TSSPDCL has constituted a steering committee with four committee members for the purpose of the works related to ITIR. HMDA called for bids inviting consultants for preparation of master plan for ITIR Projects. Six consultants evinced interest however none have qualified.HMDA has again prepared RFPs and is in the process of notifying inviting bids from consultants to prepare unified master plan for Hyderabad (instead of ITIR alone). Secretary, ITE&C Dept wrote to Secretary, DeitY requesting him address letters to concerned ministries related to ITIR to release funds and issue approvals/sanctions for works mentioned ON 19.11.14  
   
   In response to Secretary, ITE&C Dept’s letter Secretary, DeitY wrote letters to Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways and Chairman of the Railway Board requesting their respective departments to take up works as per the decision of the CCEA and also requested to depute one of their officials to the meetings convened by Chief Secretary, Telangana on ITIR.In response, R.O., MRT&H was instructed by their Head quarters to attend all the future meetings on ITIR. However sanction of funds amounting to Rs 165 cr for the two approved components in the phase-1 is awaited from GoI.Only 2 ITIR projects have been approved by GoI till date, one at Hyderabad and other Benguluru.

    GoI is in the process of making amendments to the ITIR scheme and making necessary changes to guidelines.Once GoI makes the necessary changes to the scheme, only then there will be forward movement in implementation of any ITIR project in the country.

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