Hyderabad: Following complaints by citizens, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation zonal commissioner, Mohammed Musharraf Ali Faruqui, Ahmednagar corporator Ayesha Rubeena, and officers from the town planning, health and sanitation departments visited the Masab Tank-Ahmed Nagar Road to identify illegal encroachments on Friday.
Residents of Garden Towers, Elegance Apartments and other buildings had met Faruqui and complained about the illegal encroachment on the stretch of road between Khaja Mansion function hall/ Balaji Grand Bazaar and Ahmednagar, First Lancer.
They had submitted a representation and asked for action against the illegal encroachments.
They also submitted a representation to DCP East Zone, B Sumathi, requesting police protection for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation staff.
Faruqui said after the inspection, “We have asked the officials to carry out a detailed survey and prepare a report on encroachment. After identification of the encroachment and marking the properties, we will carry out the demolition operation.”
Capt. Ikram Khaleel, one of the residents of the area, said the road was a busy one approaching Ahmed-
nagar and First Lancer and the encroachments create traffic bottlenecks.
He said the shops on Ahmed Nagar main road have no parking for customers and the footpaths have been encroached upon.
He said hawkers run their businesses from push carts that occupy much of the road, frequently obstructing the flow of traffic and leading to mishaps.
He also complained that drug peddlers are active in the area but the police do nothing about it.
