CMC To Implement ‘No Banners in Public Spaces’ Initiative

Hyderabad: Cyberabad Municipal Corporation (CMC) has decided to implement the ‘No Banners in Public Spaces’ task to keep roads, junctions and other public areas free from unauthorised banners and visual clutter.

CMC in a press note, stated that the initiative aims to improve the overall appearance of public spaces, ensure clear and unobstructed roads and junctions and maintain a cleaner and more organised urban environment across Cyberabad.

“We will start with sensitising people through various platforms including media,” said a CMC official.

On Monday, special chief secretary for metropolitan area and urban development (HMDA limits) Jayesh Ranjan inaugurated the construction & demolition (C&D) waste transfer station, established by Re Sustainability Limited, previously known as Ramky Enviro Engineers Limited in Gowlidoddi.

The facility is aimed at strengthening the scientific collection, transportation, processing and recycling of C&D waste, while preventing indiscriminate dumping of construction debris on roads, open spaces, drains and other public places.

CMC already has a C&D waste processing facility at Jeedimetla, and the Gowlidoddi facility will serve as a nearby transfer and aggregation point for major C&D waste-generating areas including Narsingi, Nallagandla, Gachibowli and Madhapur.

This will enable faster lifting, shorter transportation distances, better vehicle utilisation and reduced transportation costs, while strengthening the overall C&D waste management network of CMC, according to CMC officials.

Ranjan emphasised that C&D waste should be treated as a resource rather than waste and agencies executing CC roads and other civil works should ensure that C&D waste is disposed of as per norms.

Meanwhile, a resource recovery centre (RRC), dedicated to scientific and sustainable waste management, was inaugurated this morning at a gated villa community in Osmannagar. The RRC collects, sorts and recycles waste. The centre was set up by the residents of the community with the objective of promoting source segregation, resource recovery and responsible waste management practices within residential communities. CMC Commissioner G. Srijana inaugurated the facility.