Chairing the second Board meeting of Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) here today, Rosaiah said the city of Hyderabad will be developed on par with international cities in all respects with State-of-theart infrastructure facilities as well as citizen services.

Rosaiah, who chaired the Board meeting, said that Hyderabad will be transformed into a compact, efficient, healthy and safe city.

Improvement of transport system both rail and road and easing of traffic, widening of major roads and infrastructure development will be taken up keeping in view of the future requirements, he added.

The Chief Minister released the draft revised master plan of the erstwhile Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad which will be made available for all citizens.

The officials have been asked to organise meetings to discuss the draft revised master plan with the Mayor, the Deputy Mayor and the Corporators at all Zonal offices of the GHMC.

City dwellers can raise their objections by February end after which the revised master plan will be finalised.

The draft revised master plan is also available for public on CDs and internet.

The base map master plan for the extended area under HMDA is also under progress and a draft plan is expected to be ready by March.

The Chief Minister also wanted the Hussain Sagar and Catchment Area Improvement project, to be speeded up and completed by 2012- 13.

The project is aimed at improving the overall lake environment and biodiversity and promoting eco-tourism. The project is estimated to cost Rs 370 crore out of which the JICA is financing Rs 310 crore and the remaining amount of Rs 60 crore is being contributed by the State Government.

The officials of MA and UD apart from the members of HMDA were present at the meeting.

Minister for MAUD Anam Ramnarayana Reddy, Mayor B Karthika Reddy and members of the Board were also present.