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GHMC blames rains for pathetic roads, potholes
Admitting that several roads in the city are in pathetic condition, Commissioner of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) B Janardhan Reddy said there were 4,365 potholes on 9,000 km stretch of city roads
Hyderabad: Admitting that several roads in the city are in pathetic condition, Commissioner of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) B Janardhan Reddy said there were 4,365 potholes on 9,000 km stretch of city roads
Replying to a query during the third Ordinary General Body meeting of GHMC, the Commissioner blamed the recent heavy rains for the bad condition of city roads. Reddy said the GHMC was taking measures to carryout repairs on war-footing and to maintain good quality the corporation was using the same road material which is being used by other municipalities across the country.
MLCs MS Prabhakar of TRS and Amin Jaffery of MIM slammed the GHMC officials for pathetic condition of city roads. They said instead of blaming previous governments, the present government should explain what it has done during the last two years.
They advised that instead of filling the potholes, the GHMC should repair the entire stretch of roads which were in very bad shape. The meeting, chaired by Mayor Bonthu Rammohan, took five major
decisions.
They include construction of foot over bridge at Durgam Cheruvu, construction of retaining walls for nalas at a cost of Rs 9.70 crore, LED lighting at a cost of Rs 406.86 crore, construction of double bedroom houses at 32 locations in the city and development of 143 junctions.
TRS Corporator Vijaya Lakshmi alleged that many GHMC officials were involved in illegal constructions in the city, especially in posh areas like Banjara Hills. MLC Prabhakar and TRS Corporator Vijaya Reddy alleged that Film Nagar Cultural Centre had constructed clubs, bars, showrooms and other structures without permission.
The GHMC Commissioner, in his reply, said the corporation plans to propose setting up of a Vigilance Cell and a Tribunal to deal with the cases of illegal construction of buildings in the city.
He said the GHMC was unable to properly check illegal construction due to shortage of staff. He said of 214 posts in Town Planning Department, 171 were vacant.
