Overview
- The Telangana government, which held a foundation ceremony Saturday, began reconstructing the Machileshwara and Omkareshwara temples at Manchirevula on the Musi’s bank.
- Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said the eight-acre complex will cost ₹700 crore as part of a broader riverfront revival plan.
- He announced new religious sites along the river, including a grand Shiva temple, a mosque near Charminar, a Sikh shrine at Gowliguda, and a church at Nagole.
- The state has started work to move 20 TMC of Godavari water to Hyderabad to keep the Musi flowing through the year.
- Reddy vowed to proceed despite political opposition and pointed to a National Green Tribunal case seeking to halt works, sharpening a fight over land, planning, and legal compliance.