Hyderabad, July 22 -- Revenue and housing minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy has directed the district collectors to submit a comprehensive report on how much land was available in the bastis in and around Hyderabad, and how many G+3 blocks could be built as in-situ rehabilitation of slums under the Indiramma housing scheme by the end of July, 2025.

He asked the officials to identify Bhoodaan lands for the purpose, as they could be used for the benefit of the poor, and directed the collectors to delegate the work to special officers specifically for the purpose of identifying those lands.

On Tuesday, July 22, he held a review of Indiramma houses at Dr BR Ambedkar Telangana State Secretariat with the housing officials and the collectors ...