Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy. File | Photo credit: The Hindu
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said the government will build religious structures of four faiths along the Musi River as part of the Musi Riverfront Development Project (MRDP) to reflect the religious harmony that the city represents.
Mr. Revanth Reddy on Saturday (March 28, 2026) while addressing a gathering after laying foundation stone for ‘Omkareshwara Swamy Temple’ and Veerabhadra Swamy Temple at Manchirevula said that there are plans to build a mosque similar to Mecca Masjid apart from the scale at Chawniar Temple at Am Chawniar at Sikh Golden Temple at Sikh Golden. Gowliguda and a church as big as the famous Medak Cathedral on the Nagole-Uppal stretch.
Talking about the temple, he said that it will be modeled after the famous Ramappa temple in Warangal and will be developed as ‘Dakshina Kashi’. It is coming up on eight acres of land with an outlay of ₹700 crore.
Citing a case filed against the MRDP at the National Green Tribunal by the son of a “sister from the region”, with an apparent reference to Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader P. Sabitha Indra Reddy, the Chief Minister criticized the opposition and promised that the government would continue with the project come what may. He issued a veiled warning to the BRS without naming it, saying the party would lose its existing status if it opposed the project.
“The government will conduct ‘Shivatandavam’ if anyone tries to stop the project for political benefits,” he said.
He had earlier elaborated on how urban civilizations had developed on the coast and along rivers and said that Delhi was unable to function as a national capital due to pollution. Stating that we should learn from big cities and move forward to address important issues like air and water pollution, he said pollution levels have reached alarming levels in Musi due to which the people of Nalgonda district are suffering, he said.
Commercial and economic development took place on the seashores, providing employment to many. Calling Telangana “the only landlocked state” in the country, Mr. Revanth Reddy said the Musi project aims to revive the Musi and Esi rivers, which have turned into dumping grounds due to human error.
Mr. Revanth Reddy also laid the foundation stone for the construction of a modern Gaushala (cow shelter) at Yenkapally village in Moinabad mandal, Ranga Reddy district.
Published – March 28, 2026 12:51 PM IST
