GHMC new circles remain dormant

​Hyderabad: Newly formed circles under the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) could be functional only from March next year. The six newly formed circles would continue to function from the existing circle office. Besides, the GHMC has decided to not recruit staff until the next financial year.

On November 1, the GHMC increased the number of circles from 24 to 30, on the basis of population based on 2011 census.

The reorganised circles are Kapra (circle 1), Uppal (circle 2), Hayathnagar (circle 3A), LB Nagar (circle 3B), Saroornagar (circle 3C), Malakpet (circle 4A), Santhosh Nagar (circle 4B), Chandrayangutta (circle 4C), Charminar (circle 5A), Falaknuma (circle 5B),

Rajendra Nagar (circle 6), Mehdipatnam (circle 7A), Karwan (circle 7B), Goshamahal (circle 8), Musheerabad (circle 9A), (Amberpet circle 9B), Khairatabad (circle 10A), Jubilee Hills (circle 10B), Yousufguda (circle 10C), Gachibowli (circle 11), Serilingampally (circle 12),

RC Puram and Patancheru (circle 13), Moosapet (circle 14A), Kukatpally (circle 14B), Quthbullapur (circle 15A), Gajularamaram (circle 15B), Alwal (circle 16), Malkajgiri (circle 17), Secunderabad (circle 18A) and Begumpet (circle 18B).

Replying to a query on the reorganised circles and their operations, a senior GHMC official told The Hans India that the civic body would complete the process of setting up new circle offices in March. He said all operations of the newly formed circle offices would function from the existing offices.

"The existing offices would be either divided into blocks or the GHMC would construct additional floors for the newly formed circles," he said.

The official also said the civic body would renovate existing offices and construct new buildings after identifying the lands.

Even though the GHMC has been functioning with 50 per cent of the required staff, there may not be recruitment until the next financial year.