In a significant development, leaders from civil society, various political parties and intellectuals have made a fresh appeal to the State government to merge Warangal and Hanamkonda districts into a single entity, stating that they are complementary to each other. Warangal is a business and industrial centre, while Hanamkonda is a hub for government offices and educational institutions.Presiding over a discussion forum jointly organised by the Telangana Udyamakarula Vedika and Forum for Better Warangal in Hanamkonda, former Professor Kurapati Venkata Narayana underscored the historical significance of Warangal and the need to preserve its political consciousness, existence, history and development.Senior journalist Pasham Yadagiri observed that the previous government had divided the combined district of Warangal for vested interests. Pulluru Sudhakar, president of the Forum for Better Warangal, stressed that Hanamkonda district should be merged with Warangal district, with the consciousness of the civil society. He added that the division of the district had hindered its development and that a merger would be in the best interest of the people.Former MLA Vannala Sriramulu demanded that a petition be submitted to the Chief Minister to merge the Warangal and Hanamkonda districts and create a single Warangal district. Former Mayor T. Rajeshwara Rao emphasised the need to remember the past, present and future of Warangal district and preserve its political consciousness, existence, history and development.Senior politician K. Rajaiah Yadav said that the previous rulers had unscientifically divided the combined district of Warangal, obstructing its comprehensive development. He stressed that the only way for the development of the joint district is to merge the districts of Hanamkonda and Warangal. Several other participants opined that there is a need to develop different kinds of industries in the areas surrounding Warangal and merge the two districts. CPI (ML) New Democracy leader N. Appa Rao suggested that an action committee should be formed to merge the Warangal and Hanamkonda districts.Published - July 27, 2025 09:31 pm IST