Hyderabad: On any weekday, the traffic on the Hafeezpet-Kondapur road moves at a snail’s pace during rush hours. Adding to the volume of the commuters, work on a drainage pipeline is disrupting the traffic for almost one km of the stretch. HMWSSB reportedly took up the pipeline work about a month ago and is doing it at its own pace.
While the work was on, an existing sewerage pipe developed a problem owing to which the manhole had to be opened. This led to drain water flowing on to the main road. And the mud dug up to lay a new pipeline and dumped right beside has led to a thick streak of stagnant slush in the road, blocking the space for commuters. Traffic officials have requested the HMWSSB to fix the sewerage issue. This has gone unheard as of now.
Madhapur traffic inspector T. Narsing Rao, said, “While the pipeline work already adds to the traffic chaos, the drainage overflow is causing inconvenience to commuters. People do not like to drive because it is dirty water.”
A stretch of at least one km is affected very badly for past 10 days. Traffic congestion is severe on the road from Hafeezpet to Madhapur. HMWSSB should immediately look into the issue.”
Traffic officials requested the HMWSSB to fix the issue about a week ago, a little after the problem compounded 10 days. Commuters can’t use about half of the road at this prime location.
MWSSB official M. Prabhakar said, “There is a valve which is loose and which needs to be closed. We will plug the leak during work at night time to arrest the overflow of sewage water.”
