Hyderabad: Telangana minister for municipal administration and urban development K.T. Rama Rao on Saturday urged the Centre to transfer defence land for construction of two skyways and ministry of home affairs land for building a flyover in Hyderabad.

Four defence ministers have changed and we requested all of them,” said the minister at the inauguration of Sheikhpet-Raidurgam flyover in the city. KTR said while the defence lands were given for construction of roads in Lucknow and other cities, the Centre was not responding to the request of the Telangana government.

He urged the union minister for culture and tourism G. Kishan Reddy, who was present at the flyover inauguration, to take up the issue of defence lands with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Kishan Reddy, in his speech, said the Centre was ready to provide funds to develop Science City in Hyderabad and suggested the state government submit a proposal in this regard.