People Oppose GHMC Proposal Over Revenue Potential Or Distance
GHMC has received 1,328 objections and suggestions till Sunday on the delimitation of 300 wards in the enlarged corporation after the merger of 27 urban local bodies.
Hyderabad: The GHMC has received 1,328 objections and suggestions till Sunday on the delimitation of 300 wards in the enlarged corporation after the merger of 27 urban local bodies.
Most objections to the proposed boundaries appear to stem from the distance to municipal office in the circle. Some others opposed the proposed zones under which their divisions would fall under — either for the overall economic make-up of the zone or due to the distance of the zonal head office.
Some people from Adibatla opposed their inclusion in the Charminar zone as they feel that revenue generated in their area — that houses Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Sikorsky Aerospace Limited and dozens of villas and apartments — will be used for the areas that don’t generate enough revenue.
“We want our area to be merged at least with the LB Nagar zone,” said a resident from Adibatla which was in the former Badangpet municipality.
A few residents of Dammaiguda wanted their area to be part of the Kukatpally zone, instead of Serilingampally as proposed. “I live in Kismatpur and the zonal office is over 20 km away from my colony,” said a resident of that area.
Reception centres have been set up at the GHMC head office, zonal and circle offices to receive the objections. The centres are kept open on holidays also.
GHMC officials said the zones had not been finalised. The merged ULBs were assigned to the existing GHMC zones provisionally and will be changed later.
“We are also exploring to divide the GHMC jurisdiction into 12 zones and 60 circles. A final decision has not been taken,” said a GHMC official.
