Road Safety Drive: Over 90% of potholes repaired in Greater Hyderabad, GHMC commissioner admitted

GHMC commissioner R V Karnan said over 90 per cent of potholes in Hyderabad have been repaired under a road safety drive. The civic body is also preparing for Ganesh idol immersions with safety, sanitation, and logistics teams deployed across the city

Hyderabad: As part of an ongoing road safety drive, over 90 per cent of potholes across Greater Hyderabad have been repaired. The engineering department will fill the remaining potholes damaged by the rains, said GHMC commissioner R V Karnan.

On Monday, the commissioner, who visited artificial Ganesh idol immersion ponds at People’s Plaza, Sun Rising Point, Lake View Park Bathukamma Kunta, and Sanjeevaiah Park Baby Pond on Necklace Road, along with other officials, said that elaborate arrangements like barricading, lighting, crane setup, and control rooms are being taken up.

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In coordination with Hydraa and the Tourism Department, 9 boats, DRF teams, and 200 expert swimmers have been kept ready in Hussain Sagar. To facilitate the smooth procession of Ganesh idol immersions along the 303.3 km main procession route, 160 Ganesh action teams have been deployed, said the commissioner in an official release.

GHMC deployed 14,486 sanitation workers, 125 JCBs and 102 mini tippers have been used to collect and transport 3,000 metric tonnes of waste to the dump yard, GHMC s