Hyderabad Infra Crumbling, Attend to Brass Tacks, Akbaruddin Tells Govt
His warning came during a discussion in the Assembly on three Bills the government introduced on the merger of 27 urban local bodies into the GHMC, and delimitation of wards.
Hyderabad:AIMIM Assembly floor leader Akbaruddin Owaisi on Friday warned the government that urgent steps were needed to address “Hyderabad’s crumbling infrastructure.” He said it was fine to talk about ‘Brand Hyderabad’ and how the government’s plans for the GHMC would contribute to the growth of the city but critical issues needed urgent attention.
His warning came during a discussion in the Assembly on three Bills the government introduced on the merger of 27 urban local bodies into the GHMC, and delimitation of wards.
The AIMIM Chandrayangutta MLA said that while the party welcomed the Musi rejuvenation project, the government was not addressing the issue of pollution draining into lakes and tanks that feed the Musi. Unless every such water body was cleaned, the rejuvenation project would never succeed.
He said the city was drowning in noise pollution and chaos on the streets with traffic going haywire with people driving any which way they pleased. “There are not enough traffic signals, rules are not being followed by people and all the traffic police does is to take pictures, issue challans and earn their salaries. No one has any idea where the money from the traffic challans is going,” he said.
Owaisi also said the menace of street dogs is increasing and the problem will only become worse in the GHMC area once the expansion becomes a reality. “While dogs are attacking children, there are some who say don’t touch the dogs. What is the government doing,” he asked.
He pointed out that the city was drowning in garbage with people throwing trash everywhere, stormwater drain silt was left right next to manholes without being picked up.
He also warned that if the city wanted to improve, then small things like enforcing a ‘do not feed pigeons’ exercise was needed. “There was a time when ‘Khan Chudi’ (House Sparrow) could be seen everywhere. Now they are gone. People keep feeding pigeons in public places. Pigeons are the root cause for respiratory diseases and if people want to feed pigeons, the government must tell them to do so on the rooftops of their houses,” Owaisi said and added: “Let the government call a meeting of all MLAs from the GHMC area and take suggestions on how to achieve this target.”