HYDERABAD, June 13: Hyderabad is being developed at a fast pace as projects worth Rs8.611 billion are near completion, says the Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil. He told this to journalists during `meet the press’ programme organised by the Hyderabad Press Club on Wednesday.

People of this area had been suffering from sense of deprivation for last 60 years he said and added that all their problems would be over on completion of these schemes.

“It’s not possible to build a house overnight but the present government has changed the face of this city in 18 months,” he said.

He, however, conceded the inconvenience people had to face due to ongoing schemes, especially on laying new infrastructure but argued that this would meet requirements of people in next 50 years.

“It’s regrettable that some vested interests tried to mislead people on delay in implementation of these schemes”, he said. It was for the first time in the history of Hyderabad that asphalt concrete roads had been constructed and sewerage lines with bigger diameter worth tens of millions of rupees laid he added.

People of this city faced water shortage for which two filter plants each with a storage capacity of eight million gallons had been constructed at Hala Naka and Paretabad, increasing supply manifold, said Nazim.

The sewerage system had been modernised as a pumping station would soon to be constructed in Sheedi Goth to dispose water of low lying areas of Qasimabad taluka, he mentioned.

Generators had been installed at pumping stations to ensure continuity in supply during loadshedding or power breakdowns, he said.

He said to arrest the rising water-table problem around 40 sub-soil wells had been made functional while another 60 would be constructed soon.

The UCs had been provided with 41 hydraulic garbage lifting trucks and more for cantonment areas would be made available shortly to bring about better hygienic conditions.

Six new hospitals will enhance medical facilities he said adding that a trauma centre was under construction with the helipad facility on its roof.

Kanwar Jamil said 70 new schools with 60 in rural areas will be constructed to strengthen education sector.

Three flyovers had been planned to ease pressure on existing roads and solve perennial traffic jams, he said.

For the provision of recreational facilities 33 parks and playgrounds were being constructed or extended, Nazim declared. He said development of Rani Bagh and Abbas Bhai Park would be an added charm for the people of area.