Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy instructed the chief secretary and all district collectors, that there shouldn’t be a single hut in any Adivasi or Lambada hamlet in a year, and that Indiramma houses should be constructed to cover all the tribals across the state.

He directed that a special drive has to be conducted to ensure that no tribal is left without a pukka house by this time next year, and that Indiramma houses should be sanctioned on a war-footing for tribals across the state.

He also said that the tribals should also be allowed to build Reinforced Cement Concrete (RCC) roofs for Indiramma houses that were built couple of decades ago, where the walls were intact, but the roofs had become damaged.

The chief minister performed house warming ceremony of 28 Indiramma houses built for Adivasis belonging to the Kolam tribe in Kothari gram panchayat of Kerameri mandal on Monday, June 1.

Revanth Reddy, accompanied by Housing Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy, Women and Child Welfare Minister Danasari Anasuya alias Seethakka, Labour Minister G Vivek Venkatswamy and Tourism and Culture Minister Jupally Krishna Rao and Asifabad MLA Kova Laxmi; tasted the rotis prepared by the Adivasis at their newly-constructed Indiramma houses.

A total of 226 Indiramma houses were sanctioned for Kothari (Kolam Penta), out of which 28 houses have been constructed as of Monday.

The chief minister interacted with the members of Kalam tribe, which is among the Primitive Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs).

Atram Susheela, one of the villagers, said that the Anganwadi centre in the village had no Anganwadi teacher or a helper. She also brought to the notice of the chief minister that there was drinking water problem in the village.

The chief minister instructed Kumram Bheem Asifabad district, to address both the issues immediately.

He told the gathering that house warming ceremonies for 1 lakh Indiramma houses already constructed across the state were kicked-off from Kothari.

(This is a developing story)