Hyderabad, July 5 -- union Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy on Sunday inaugurated open gyms in several parks across the Nampally Assembly constituency and stressed the need for improved monsoon preparedness, environmental conservation and rainwater harvesting in Hyderabad.

After touring various colonies in the constituency, which falls under the Secunderabad Parliamentary segment, Kishan Reddy said the open gyms had been set up in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of "Fit India, Healthy India" to promote fitness and build a healthy population capable of contributing to the nation's development.

Expressing concern over the city's monsoon preparedness, he alleged that the state government had failed to undertake essentia...