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A five-year-old girl fell into an open manhole in Hyderabad’s old city, sparking uproar and exposing poor coordination among GHMC, HMWSSB and Hydraa. Departments traded blame as residents demanded stronger oversight, better safety measures and unified responsibility for civic infrastructure

Hyderabad police and civic officials inspected the Ganesh procession route from Balapur to Hussainsagar. Commissioner CV Anand urged organisers to follow safety precautions. Around 25,000 idols are expected to be immersed, with 29,000 police personnel deployed for bandobast

GHMC and Hydraa are preparing flood prevention plans for Ameerpet and Maitrivanam after a joint survey of drainage systems. Officials identified narrowed stormwater drains as the cause and proposed remodeling to prevent recurring floods in the busy commercial hub

Hydraa Commissioner AV Ranganath inspected Bathukamma Kunta on Wednesday to review ongoing lake development works. He instructed officials to complete pathways, tree plantation, and seating facilities before Dasara, while stressing the need for proper inlets and outlets at the lake.

Chief Minister Revanth Reddy conducted a surprise evening inspection of rain-affected neighborhoods of Hyderabad including Balkampet, Buddha Nagar, and Mythrivanam. He directed the officials to expedite measures for effective rainwater drainage

Following severe flooding in Gachibowli after heavy rains on August 7, HYDRAA Commissioner AV Ranganath visited Malkam Cheruvu to assess the situation. He identified inadequate drainage and recommended installing sluice gates to prevent future flooding.

Hydraa Commissioner AV Ranganath inspected the historic Kingsway Government School in Secunderabad after it was declared unsafe. Officials were directed to demolish the structure during holidays. Authorities are seeking temporary classrooms to prevent disruption to the academic year

Serilingampally MLA Arekapudi Gandhi opposed HYDRAA’s demolitions at Sunnam Cheruvu, alleging lack of proper survey and FTL boundary demarcation. He warned officials of escalation to CM Revanth Reddy if errors weren’t corrected. Similar protests were earlier led by Danam Nagender

Ranganath visited Prakashnagar Nala and directed the GHMC officials to make efforts to prevent the areas in Prakash Nagar and near the Metro Station from being inundated.

The visit was aimed at examining complaints related to nala encroachments, received during the Prajavani held last Monday.

After HYDRAA received complaints about illegal structures encroaching on Neknampur Lake, Commissioner AV Ranganath instructed officials to demolish them.

Following complaints from locals regarding the construction of a multi-storied building with a cellar and ground floor, reportedly ignoring High Court order and GHMC notices, the HYDRAA, Revenue and GHMC officials inspected the building on the field level

Kamareddy BJP MLA Venkataramana Reddy alleged that these companies were encroaching lakes and engaging in unauthorized constructions

Enhancing water quality using real-time continuous water quality monitoring, stopping illegal dumping by levying fines and seizing the vehicles used for illegal dumping will be taken up jointly by the teams consisting of HYDRA and TGPCB officials.

The Telangana High Court on Monday disapproved of the actions of the Ameenpur Tahsildar and HYDRAA in demolishing sites without following the due process of law

“Demolitions are not the goal—HYDRAA’s objective is the restoration of lakes,” he said in the post, updated at 5.17 pm.

The woman died by suicide allegedly amid apprehensions that the houses belonging to her daughters could be demolished

Musi Riverfront Development Corporation officials had conducted a drone survey and identified 10,600 houses and structures along the 55 km stretch. These structures were in the riverbed and buffer zone limits and had to be relocated.

Ageny chief AV Ranganath says said no notices were issued to anyone, claims the woman resorted to the extreme step after apprehensions expressed by her daughters

The meeting emphasized on proactive response by all the stakeholders and deliberated on the immediate measures required