The choked drainage resulted in Mallikarjun nagar, Hanumanpet and Jyotinagar getting inundated when it rained.
Corporator Shirisha Jithender Reddy said the work, costing Rs 1.2 crore, was estimated to be completed in four months.
Hyderabad: The GHMC finally began construction of a box drainage system at Mallikarnunanagar, Malkajgiri, that will bring relief to local residents, on Friday. This newspaper had reported on the railway land in the area turning into a sewage pool due to the choked drainage.
The choked drainage resulted in Mallikarjun nagar, Hanumanpet and Jyotinagar getting inundated when it rained.
Corporator Shirisha Jithender Reddy said the work, costing Rs 1.2 crore, was estimated to be completed in four months. She said the railways had sanctioned two tunnels, for which tenders had been floated.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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