Project Udvasana: GHMC to hold sacred waste collection drive on November 14 in 12 temples
The GHMC will conduct a sacred waste collection drive at 12 designated temples on November 14 under Project Udvasana. Residents can deposit damaged idols, photographs, puja frames and old religious books and calendars between 8 am and 11 am
Published Date - 9 November 2026, 04:52 PM
Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) will launch the next phase of Project Udvasana, a citywide initiative that combines traditional devotion with environmental responsibility, with a collection drive at 12 designated temples on November 14.
The drive will cover the Shamshabad, Charminar, Rajendra Nagar, Golconda, Secunderabad and Khairatabad municipal zones.
Citizens can deposit sacred waste, including photographs, cracked clay or metal idols, damaged puja frames, and old religious calendars and books, at the designated temples between 8 am and 11 am, a senior GHMC official told Telangana Today.
The GHMC has released a list of identified temples and their locations where sacred waste can be deposited under Project Udvasana.
GHMC Circle-wise Temple Locations
| S. No. |
GHMC Circle |
Temple Location |
| 1 |
Badangpet |
Venu Gopala Swamy Temple |
| 2 |
Jalpally |
Mamidipally Hanuman Temple |
| 3 |
Moosarambagh |
Sri Venkateswara Swamy Devasthanam |
| 4 |
Malakpet |
Sri Venkateswara Swamy Devasthanam, Tirumala Hills (Asmangadh) |
| 5 |
Chandrayangutta |
Sri Devi Devalayam |
| 6 |
Attapur |
Sri Spathagiri Venkateswara Swamy Devalayam (Hyderguda) |
| 7 |
Karwan |
Sri Vishwanjaneya Bhakta Samajam Temple |
| 8 |
Golconda |
Seetaramanjaneeya Swamy Devalayam, Ramalayam (Shaikpet and O U Colony) |
| 9 |
Khairatabad |
TTD, Himayat Nagar |
| 10 |
Yousufguda |
Sri Sai Baba Temple (Kalyan Nagar) |
| 11 |
Kawadiguda |
Shree Ramalayam (Jawahar Nagar) |
| 12 |
Amberpet |
Mahashivalayam Temple (Kacheguda) |