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Holds review meeting with GHMC officials on undertaking widening of nalas

Hyderabad: Cracking down on pet shops that were operating without required license in the city, the GHMC issued notices to 82 pet shops. The pet shops should have mandatory registration under ‘Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ( Pet Shops)’ rules and they also obtain a certificate of registration from the State Animal Welfare Board (SAWB). […]

Hyderabad: The sanitation wing of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has worked overtime in the last two days to remove 83,191 Ganesh idols and over 10,091.92 tonnes of debris from Hussain Sagar and other water bodies across Hyderabad. Overall, 60,097 idols that were immersed in artificial ponds and 23,094 idols in lakes were removed by […]

Hyderabad: TRS working president KT Rama Rao instructed the party functionaries to complete the constitution of the party’s division committees and Basthi committees in GHMC limits by month-end. At a meeting with the Ministers, MLAs, MLCs, corporations chairpersons, corporators, and constituency in-charges in the GHMC area held at Telangana Bhavan on Saturday, the TRS working […]

Hyderabad: The Balapur Ganesh idol will be taken for immersion via the new Road under Bridge (RuB) at Falaknuma. The GHMC authorities along with the railways had taken up remodeling works on the old bridge in the last six months. “The works on the old bridge are nearly completed. The organisers sought permission for using […]

Hyderabad: The Rs.5 Annapurna Meal Scheme is augmenting its facilities in the city, with seating arrangements and tables being arranged at the Annapurna Centres across the GHMC limits. The additional facilities come in the wake of instructions from Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao. According to Urban Development Special Chief Secretary Arvind […]

27,955 personnel from various police wings being deployed for bandobust

Hyderabad: For Ganesh idol immersion, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has readied 28 artificial ponds in the city. Fresh water was released into them and idol immersion has already commenced in most of these water bodies. The ponds located near Durgam Cheruvu, Malkam Cheruvu, Nallagandla Cheruvu popularly known and Pedda Cheruvu, are some places […]

Hyderabad: Dengue has continued to remain active in urban areas of Telangana, especially in areas under GHMC, Rangareddy and Medchal-Malkajgiri districts. Active monsoons for a prolonged period in Hyderabad and other parts of Telangana has created congenial conditions for vector and water-borne diseases and viral fevers to thrive, Director of Public Health (DPH), Dr G […]

Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation on Monday imposed a penalty of Rs.1 lakh on a construction company for littering the road with sand and other construction material.  The penalty was imposed on Aurobindo Constructions who are building a structure in Khanamet. GHMC officials said the penalty was not related to actor Sai Dharam Tej’s bike accident.  “Construction material can turn out […]

Hyderabad: Intensifying its efforts to protect and rejuvenate lakes in the city, the State government has decided to appoint a Special Commissioner in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) for this purpose. The decision to appoint an exclusive officer for lakes was announced by Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao during a […]

Hyderabad: To ensure public consume treated water during the ongoing rainy season, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) has distributed around 6.5 lakh chlorine tablets in slum settlements. The chlorine tablets can disinfectant water, which can be later consumed safely by families living in such settlements. The Water Board is also closely […]

RAJANNA-SIRCILLA: Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao instructed officials to speed up relief and rehabilitation activities since flood water was stranded in Sircilla town. Different localities in the town were submerged by flood water due to incessant rains during the last three days. Knowing about the incident, the Minister on Tuesday interacted […]

Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) launched a massive exercise across the State capital for the smooth conduct of the upcoming Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations. This year the ten-day festival will commence on September 10 and conclude with idol immersion on September 19. Filling potholes on the procession route, arranging 330 cranes (static and mobile) […]

Gears up to strengthen the party from the grassroots level

Hyderabad: There appears to be no let-up for the city from the September showers, which continued for the third consecutive day. The weekend version on Saturday was quite strange, with some areas in the city reporting heavy rain and waterlogging, while areas not even a kilometre away saw just a drizzle, and in some areas, […]

On the Tank Bund, at more than 10 places, cobble stones were earmarked to facilitate immersion of idols

Hyderabad: Crossing the roads is going to become a lot easier in several busy spots in the city, courtesy 17 Foot over Bridges (FoB) that are being installed by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation at strategic locations. The civic body officials have set a deadline of December this year to complete the construction of these […]

The teams are on the job round the clock to bring back normalcy in localities that were inundated.

Hyderabad: Heavy rains lashed the city for over two hours in the evening on Thursday, with the downpour continuing in several areas late into the night. The heavy rains prompted the GHMC’s Enforcement Vigilance and Disaster Management (EV&DM) Director to tweet, asking people to stay indoors. The rains, which began around 7 pm, continued across […]