The state government has decided to install the statue of tribal leader Komaram Bheem on the Tank Bund. This is a long-pending demand from Telangana activists.
Komaram Bheem was a famous adivasi leader from Adilabad district, who had launched an armed revolution against the Nizam government.
The civil works for the installation of this statue have begun and it is learnt that the state government has released an amount of Rs 8 lakhs for this work.
Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy will unveil the statue on 2nd Feb.