GHMC Commissioner directs officials to initiate measures to prevent flooding in low-lying areas

GHMC Commissioner RV Karnan visited flood-affected Santoshnagar in Hyderabad and directed officials to begin temporary relief measures and draft permanent plans to prevent flooding in low-lying areas. He was accompanied by Yakutpura MLA Jaffar Hussain Mehraj during the inspection.

Hyderabad: GHMC Commissioner RV Karnan directed officials to initiate temporary measures to prevent flooding in low-lying areas.

On Wednesday, the Commissioner visited Santoshnagar in the Charminar Zone, an area recently inundated due to heavy rainfall , along with Yakutpura MIM MLA Jaffar Hussain Mehraj.

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Speaking on the occasion, Karnan said efforts should be made to pump out floodwater from affected low-lying areas. He also directed officials to prepare comprehensive plans for permanent flood mitigation in these vulnerable zones.