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Hyderabad: The hope of light rains bringing some respite from the sweltering heat continues to burn bright in Telangana, with weather officials issuing a forecast on Saturday saying light to moderate rain or thundershowers were ‘very likely’ in Telangana till April 20. In fact, the cloudy sky on Friday appears to have had a slight […]

Hyderabad: Mostly dry weather is expected to continue in the city this week, though there are chances of rain by Saturday. On Wednesday, Hyderabad recorded a maximum temperature of 38.2 degree Celsius. While the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) – Hyderabad has said in its forecast that rain or thundershowers would occur in the afternoon or […]

Hyderabad: The GHMC’s annual budget of Rs 6,150 crore for the financial year 2022-23 was approved by the GHMC Council on Tuesday. Mayor G Vijaya Laxmi said the budget gave priority to the city’s development and infrastructure. Meanwhile, GHMC Commissioner DS Lokesh Kumar said that in 2021-22, spending on maintenance works was Rs.1,806 crore with […]

Hyderabad: A major face-off unfolded between the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders at the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Council meeting here on Tuesday. The house was adjourned and things were brought under control by Mayor G Vijaya Laxmi, who called in marshals to make sure the clash did not escalate further. […]

Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal (GHMC) Council meeting was adjourned following a verbal duel between corporators of the TRS and the BJP. The Mayor had to adjourn the house after Champapet corporator Madhusudan Reddy from the BJP allegedly insulted the TRS party stole and also criticised TRS corporators for wearing them. Ironically, it was when […]

Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) will employ bio-mining and bioremediation techniques to ensure suitable and sustainable disposal of solid wastes at the Jawaharnagar legacy dumpsite. Biomining of legacy dump sites is typically aided by bioremediation, a unique process that involves microbe-mediated degradation of organic waste carried out by adding bio-organisms that enable composting. […]

Hyderabad: There was a time when people living on the outskirts of the capital city fought with civic authorities and struggled to ensure drinking water for their homes on a daily basis. Things have changed for the better, and are all set to get even better with the State government developing infrastructure to boost drinking […]

Hyderabad: High and higher is how Hyderabad’s real estate is growing, if the number of high-rises that are coming up in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits is any indication.This trend, which is continuing even when there is no shortage of land, has seen 83 high-rise structures being granted building permissions in the 2020-2021 financial […]

Hyderabad: Gearing up for monsoons, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has initiated a series of measures to safeguard the lives of people and property. As part of these, the civic body has identified 618 dilapidated structures of which, 201 were demolished and 129 others have either been repaired or sealed. This year, with regard […]

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao wished the people of Telangana to lead a healthy and happy life on the eve of World Health Day on Thursday. He said the State government was taking all measures with special care to safeguard the people’s health. Telangana was making qualitative progress in the fields of public health […]

Hyderabad: An exercise that involved teams drawn from multiple units and was spread over a month to fish out tons of garbage, has finally started to yield desired results for Safilguda lake. Also known as Nadimi Cheruvu and Mini Tank Bund, the water body which once was a victim of apathy with hyacinth and dirt […]

Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) special budget meeting followed by the council meeting is scheduled to be held on April 12. The GHMC budget estimates for the financial year 2022-23 and revised budget estimates for 2021-22 will be placed before the council. The annual budget of Rs 6,150 crore for the financial year […]

Hyderabad: When mercury levels start to rise with each passing day in the city, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) swimming pools used to be lifeline for the citizens of twin cities. However, despite other sporting activities returning to pre-Covid period, the GHMC swimming pools are yet to welcome the trainees. The pools in the […]

Hyderabad: In a glimmer of hope for residents of the Secunderabad Cantonment and other military areas in the capital region, Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao on Tuesday had a review meeting with Army officials including General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Dakshin Bharat Area, Lt Gen A Arun. The meeting, which […]

Hyderabad: In just two days, Rs 13.90 crore were added to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) coffers with 34,540 persons paying property tax online under the civic body’s Property Tax Early Bird Scheme. Under this scheme, a 5 per cent rebate on property tax is offered to buiding owners and the last date of […]

Hyderabad: Shrugging off the pandemic hangover, the Town Planning wing of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has registered a 73 percent increase in its revenue this financial year compared to the previous year. The total revenue generated this year was Rs.1,144.08 crore, as against Rs.661 crore in 2020-2021. This financial year, the corporation issued […]

Hyderabad: The GHMC’s Early Bird scheme, which offers five per cent rebate on property tax to structure owners will commence from April 6. Under this offer, the rebate is given only on the current year’s tax and not on the arrears. The civic body has already sent text messages to all the property owners with […]

Hyderabad: The Moula Ali Kaman is all set to regain its lost glory with restoration works currently underway at a brisk pace. The works that will give a new lease of life to the structure are being executed by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation with an amount of Rs 22 lakh. Before the restoration works […]

Hyderabad: Sardar Mahal located near Charminar will be turned into a ‘cultural centre’ and the proposal to conserve and develop the palace built in European style was approved by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Standing Committee on Wednesday. This conservation project will be taken up under public-private partnership (PPP) mode with a built operate […]

Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is set to conduct summer coaching camps in the city from April 25 to May 31 after a gap of two years due to the pandemic. The civic body will be holding coaching camps for children from the age of six to 16 across the 520 playgrounds, 17 […]