KTR's Bengaluru Floods Message That "Friends In Hyderabad Will Not Like"

Telangana Minister KT Rama Rao has called upon Union Minister for Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri to plan bold reforms in urban planning and governance

As visuals of a waterlogged Bengaluru play out on television screens, Telangana Minister KT Rama Rao has sent out a message to those mocking the IT hub and said "no Indian city is immune to disastrous consequences of climate change". To all those who are mocking the water-logged Bengaluru:Our cities are our primary economic engines driving the States'/Country's growthWith rapid urbanisation & sub-urbanisation, infrastructure is bound to crumble as we haven't infused enough capital into upgrading the same No Indian city (including my state's capital city) today is immune to the disastrous consequences of climate changeIf India has to continue to grow, we need well-laid, concerted capital allocations of Union & State Govts combined into radical improvement in infrastructure I am aware that some of friends in Hyderabad will not like what I said 👆Because in the past, we were taunted by some Bengaluru leaders in similar situationsBut if we have to grow as a nation, we need to learn from each others' experiences & show the might of collective will

The minister, popularly known as KTR, has called upon Union Minister for Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri to plan bold reforms in urban planning and governance to tackle challenges of rapid urbanisation.

"To all those who are mocking the water-logged Bengaluru: Our cities are our primary economic engines driving the States'/Country's growth With rapid urbanisation & sub-urbanisation, infrastructure is bound to crumble as we haven't infused enough capital into upgrading the same," tweeted the Telangana minister and Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao's son.