The environs of Hussainsagar lake in the heart of Hyderabad are set to undergo one more change in near future with the Telangana Government deciding to locate a massive martyrs’ memorial on a 12-acre land to be reclaimed by shifting out Buddha Purnima project, tourism and electricity department offices.

The decision was taken by Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao at a review meeting held here on Tuesday on conducting the State Formation Day celebrations falling on June 2 and laying foundation stone for the new martyrs’ memorial. Accordingly, he would participate in the ground-breaking ceremony for the memorial on June 2 on the bank of Hussainsagar.

He directed the officials to design and construct the memorial in such a way that the spirit of the movement for statehood to Telangana and the sacrifices made by activists were remembered by future generations. Stating that the memorial would be the tallest one, the Chief Minister asked Engineer-in-Chief I. Ganapathi Reddy to take the responsibility to construct the memorial and develop a memorial park.

Mr. Chandrasekhar Rao suggested that the memorial centre also have un-published literature on Telangana history, culture and the movement so that it could be a major literary centre. Giving an example, he said the literature should comprise the biography of Telangana ideologue Prof. K. Jayashankar who spent all his life in the movement for statehood. “If one visits the memorial, one should long for spending more time there. The ambience should reflect the self-respect of Telangana. The Buddha statue would be in front and the Ambedkar statue would be in the back with Secretariat building on the other side. The memorial should be very tall,” the Chief Minister said. He told Mr. Ganapathi Reddy to start supervising the work immediately so that ground work could be taken up at the earliest.

The Chief Minister directed the officials to organise the State Formation Day celebrations in districts, the State capital and the national capital with innovative programmes.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> Nwes> Cities> Hyderabad / by Special Correspondent / Hyderabad – May 04th, 2016