Hyderabad, June 30 -- Stating that the construction of Indiramma houses has picked up speed in rural Telangana, state housing minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy instructed officials to expedite the same in urban areas.

During a review meeting held on Monday, June 30, he directed officials to begin identifying the lands for housing construction under the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits and tier-two cities, including Warangal, Mahabubnagar, Nizamabad, Nalgonda and Karimnagar.

The Telangana government has so far sanctioned a total of 3 lakh Indiramma houses, of which 1,23,000 houses are under various stages of construction. "The government has spent Rs 22,000 crore on 4.5 lakh Indiramma houses this year," he said.

He ...