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Hyderabad: After rejuvenating the Langar Houz lake, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Khairatabad zone officials have now cleaned the historic Katora Houz. The Katora Houz was built in the 16th century by Qutub Shahi rulers as a freshwater storage tank. However, hit by apathy over the decades, the water body turned into an eyesore […]

Hyderabad: Special Chief Secretary, Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA&UD) Department, Arvind Kumar on Friday visited the stepwell at Masjid E Qutub Shahi, a mosque in Attara Sidi and Katora Houz located in Golconda. Plans are under way to rejuvenate the water body, this is besides the restoration works near Masjid E Qutub Shahi to […]

While GHMC is looking after cleaning the tank, HMDA has provided necessary machinery required for clearing the weed and hyacinth

The GHMC had planned to clean up Katora Houz last year but the plans to start works were hampered due to Covid-19 pandemic.

According to the police, nearly a dozen vehicles were damaged after a portion of the road abutting the Katora Houz caved in during the heavy downpour.