GHMC to go into Swachh overdrive

Hyderabad: M Dana Kishore, the Commissioner of GHMC, directed all the Zonal Commissioners and engineering officials to strictly implement the rules and impose fine on people who violate the rules at a review meeting held at GHMC head office here on Monday. Footpath encroachments, Swachh Survekshan, property tax collection, other issues were to be taken on top priority, said the Commissioner. 

He asked the officials to maintain proper cleanliness of public toilets and provide temporary toilets at the open urination points and near lakes. The Commissioner further stated that the Swachh Autos which were collecting garbage from house-to-house would be connected with GPS for maintaining clear transparency. He asked the Hotel and other business managements to strictly implement the compost units for clearing the garbage waste. Every shop owner must provide two dust bins for easy transportation of garbage waste to the transfer station.

The GHMC has taken up recarpeting of the roads which were almost at completing stage and providing footpaths on main road works were also to be completed in stipulated time. So far 17 km of footpaths works was completed and remaining 13 km would be taken up on war footing basis, said the Commissioner. In the last few months, the GHMC took up filling up of 36,990 pot holes, he informed. The Commissioner directed the Chief Engineers for continuous monitoring of 390 open nalas duly taking up desilting works regularly.