Hyderabad: The Telangana government has started searching of lands for the construction of Indiramma housing blocks under the G+3 model, targeting slum pockets in both Greater Hyderabad and several other urban areas. The move signals a renewed push to provide in-situ housing to low-income families without displacing them from their communities.
In the first phase, officials from the housing department, GHMC, and revenue wings identified land in 16 slums within the GHMC limits. Among them, Saraladevinagar near IS Sadan and Pilli Gudise in Dilsukhnagar have been marked as viable sites with no legal or logistical obstacles. The remaining 14 sites, however, are under fresh scrutiny after reports of land disputes and pending litigation.
For construction to move forward, each block under the G+3 scheme requires a minimum of 500 square yards, out of which 150 yards must be earmarked for roads and drainage. Each block will house 16 Indiramma flats, designed in accordance with urban planning regulations.
GHMC’s broader goal is to allot 3,500 housing units per constituency adding up to a total of 84,000 flats citywide. But the limited availability of land in the initially identified areas has compelled authorities to expand their survey to remaining slum settlements and government land within Greater Hyderabad.
Once the updated surveys are completed, the housing department will finalise how many G+3 blocks can be constructed and how many families can be accommodated under the project. The initiative marks a shift towards vertical housing in densely populated urban zones, especially where horizontal layouts are no longer viable.
This shift to vertical housing isn’t confined to Hyderabad. District collectors and housing project heads in towns like Warangal, Karimnagar, Mahbubnagar, Nalgonda, Nizamabad, and Khammam have been told to scout suitable slum land and file detailed proposals.
The focus remains on in-place development building homes within existing slum areas so that communities are preserved, and families can continue living near their workplaces, schools, and social networks.
