Telangana CM Revanth Reddy conveys his resolve to go ahead with Musi development

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy asserted that the government would build religious structures pertaining to four faiths along the Musi river as part of the Musi Riverfront Development Project (MRDP) which will reflect the religious harmony the city represents.

Addressing a gathering after laying foundation for an ‘Omkareshwara Swamy Temple’ and Veerabhadra Swamy temple at Manchirevula on Saturday (March 28, 2026), Mr. Revanth Reddy said a mosque akin to Mecca Masjid is scheduled to be constructed near Charminar, besides a Gurdwara at the scale of Golden Temple of Amritsar at Sikh Chawni in Gowliguda, and a church as big as the famous Medak Cathedral on the Nagole-Uppal stretch.

Speaking of the temple, he said it will be modelled after the famous Ramappa Temple of Warangal, and will be developed as ‘Dakshina Kashi’. It is coming up on eight acres of land at an expenditure of ₹700 crore.

The Chief Minister lambasted the opposition referring to the case filed against the MRDP in the National Green Tribunal by the son of a ‘sister from the region’, in obvious reference to the Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader P.Sabitha Indra Reddy, and vowed that the government would forge ahead with the project come what may. He issued a veiled warning to the BRS without mentioning its name, saying the party will lose the existing status too if it goes against the project.

“The government will perform ‘Shivatandavam’ if anybody tries to stall the project for political benefits,” he said.

Earlier, he elaborated on how city civilisations developed on the seashores and along river banks, and said Delhi is unable to function as the national capital owing to pollution. Maintaining that we should learn from big cities and move forward by addressing important issues like air and water pollution, he said pollution levels reached alarming levels in Musi, due to which people of Nalgonda district are suffering, he said.

Trade and economic development have taken place on sea coasts, providing employment to many. Calling Telangana ‘the only landlocked state’ in the country, Mr.Revanth Reddy said that the objective of the Musi project is to revive Musi and Esi rivers which turned into dumps due to human error.

Mr. Revanth Reddy also laid foundation for construction of a modern Gaushala (cow shelter) at Yenkapally village of Moinabad mandal, Ranga Reddy district.