GHMC to speed up civic works in Old city

Hyderabad, Oct 27 (INN): Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Commissioner Sameer Sharma, along with MIM MLAs, led by the partys Floor Leader Akbaruddin Owaisi visited and inspected various areas of South and Central Zones on Wednesday. Mr Owaisi demanded GHMC to speed up the ongoing various works, including laying of pipelines of storm drain and drinking water in various places and he opined that delay in these works resulting traffic congestions and untold inconvenience to the citizens.

The team visited and inspected various places where civic problems are severe, particularly in the MIM represented Assembly segments Viz. Nampally, Bahadurpura, Karwan, Charminar, Yakutpura, Chandrayanguttaand Malakpet. Mr Owaisi reminded the authorities, though MIM have provided a land to GHMC to the tune of one-and-a-half acre at the out gate of the Owaisi hospital, Santoshnagar, to widen the traffic junction circle and a bus bay in front of the hospital and yet the works not started. He strongly urged the Commissioner to construct FOB at Santhoshnagar crossroads.

The tour which began at 6 am from Mehdipatnam and ended up at around 10:30 am at Azampura. MIM MLAs, Mumtaz Ahmed Khan, Afsar Khan, Mouzam Khan, Virasat Rasool Khan and Ahmed Balala, besides Mirza Mustafa Baig Saleem GHMC-MIM Floor Leader and local Corporators of the respective divisions Mansoor Awalgi, Samd Bin Abdaad, Yousuf Naqshbandi, Zakir Baqhri, MA Gaffer, Mehraj Mohammed, Mir Zulfekhar Ali, Haq Nazeer, Minhajuddin, Murtuza Ali, Wajid Ali Khan, Sk Shakeel Mahmood, Wajahat Ali Khan, Riyazul Hasan Afandi, Mohsina Parveen, Zohra Begum and Maleka Begum,

Mr Owaisi underlined the urgent need to address the long pending works, such as of Afzalsagar Nala, which is pending for the last 35 years, though five representatives (MLAs) have been changed and the problem remained the same. The problem is so severe that a rain for few hours will create a havoc and untold inconvenience to the people. Though, an amount of Rs 5.85 crore has been earmarked in this regard, the works were yet to begin. Mr. Sharma assured that he would look into the matter.

Mr Owaisi also urged the Commissioner to restore the heritage bridge Puranapul by removing illegal constructions and encroachments, as even a pedestrian cannot move on the bridge. The Commissioner on the spot directed the authorities concerned to take necessary action in this connection. Similarly, the works at Mogal Ka Nala, where road widening taken place is in slow progress, there is an urgent need to speed up the works, said Visarat Rasool Khan and Afser Khan, local MLAs.

Bahadurpura MLA Mozam Khan strongly demanded the GHMC to sort out a permanent solution for road repair in his constituency, stretch opposite Dargah Hazri Shah Hasan Bin Ahmed and Bahadurpura police station as it comes under the National highway authority; this road was badly damaged resulting in frequent accidents and traffic congestion.

Yakutpura MLA Mumtaz Ahmed Khan, , wanted the GHMC authorities to replace the old storm water drain and drainage pipeline with that of new at the stretch of Yakutpura-Bada Bazar-Faiz Kaman at Rein Bazar, the existing pipeline was laid during Nizam s regime. Mr Ahmed Balala brought to the notice of the GHMC commissioner, of various civic problems in his constituency in Chanchalguda, Akberbagh and Azampura.

The other areas were visited and inspected including Mehdipatnam, Guddimalkapur, Jirra, Asifnagar, Puranapul, Tadbun, Nasheman Nagar,Gowlipura, Santhoshnagar,Kaladera, Akbarbagh, New Malakpet, etc., The GHMC commissioner instructed the Chief Engineer, Mr. Dhan Singh and Engineer-in-Chief and the local zonal commissioners to prepare estimates for B.T roads at various places such as Guddimalkapur, Asifnagar- Jirra. He asked the officers to complete the ongoing works at Tadbun- Makkah Colony by the end of this year.

The GHMC officers who were present on this occasion include Ellam Bharthy, Zonal Commissioner (Central Zone), Chandrasekhar Reddy, Zonal Commissioner (South zone), Chief Engineer and other senior officials attended.