# Telangana minister tells mines officials not to harass road contractors 2026-08-07T15:41:54+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Telangana roads and buildings minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy has directed mines department officials to stop harassing genuine road contractors over mining permissions. At a review meeting with mines minister G Vivek Venkataswamy, he called penalties of Rs 54 crore for a Rs 5 crore issue 'atrocious' and urged action against officials linked to the suicide of contractor Srinivas Reddy. The state is building roads under the Hybrid Annuity Model, targeting completion by August 2028. ## Coverage - telanganatoday.com Tags: Hybrid Annuity Model, Komatireddy Venkat Reddy, mining permissions, penalties, road contractors, Telangana Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/telangana-minister-tells-mines-officials-not-to-harass-road-contractors/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/telangana-minister-tells-mines-officials-not-to-harass-road-contractors/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.