Dumping Construction And Demolition Waste Along Roads Will Invite Rs 1 lakh to Rs 10 Lakh Fines
Dr Srijana also said land acquisition under H-CITI would begin soon and landowners would be given transfer of development rights (TDRs) as compensation.
HYDERABAD: Cyberabad Municipal Corporation (CMC) commissioner G. Srijana said the civic would take strict action against civic violations. People who dump construction and demolition waste along roads will face fines ranging from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 10 lakh and the vehicles used for dumping could also be seized, she said.
Dr Srijana also said land acquisition under H-CITI would begin soon and landowners would be given transfer of development rights (TDRs) as compensation. She acknowledged that TDRs had not been issued so far and that the land acquisition process had stopped for some time because of lack of funds.
She noted that work on the Khajaguda-IIIT flyover was progressing and the target was to complete it by March 2027. As part of plans to ease traffic, 74 major junctions had been identified for improvement. Monsoon preparedness came up during the meeting as well. “We thought we were prepared, but the rain was a reality check,” Dr Srijana said, adding CMC would work on storm water drains. A total of 54 waterlogging points have been identified in the region and Nala desilting is also under way.
CMC had identified 777 government properties so far and compound wall works were being taken up at around 440 locations. Suitable vacant land would be converted into parks suitable for children and young people.
Meanwhile, Srijana inspected mechanised road sweeping equipment at Parvathnagar and Madhapur as part of pilot locations. The corporation also cleared about 114 tonnes of green waste from 31 locations under a special green waste lifting drive on Saturday.
Grievance redressal, she said, was one of the civic body’s main priorities. CMC was receiving complaints through five channels and local officials had been asked to deal with complaints at their level. Officials had also been told to give written replies within seven days to complaints from citizens. A tracking system had been put in place to monitor grievance redressal.
Additionally, Srijana said every Saturday would be treated as anti-encroachment drive day, similar to the weekly Praja Palana day. The commissioner also said road carpeting works had slowed because bitumen supply was disrupted due to the recent situation involving Iran. The issue had been resolved and the work had picked up pace. Food safety inspections would also be taken up regularly in hotels and restaurants.
The civic body was expected to get up to `180 crore in Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0 funds and was drafting plans to utilise the amount. She said there would be more focus on public urinals as toilets were harder to maintain. Sanitation workers were being trained in four types of waste segregation. CMC would also try spraying for mosquito control instead of fogging, as spraying was considered more effective, she said.
