Water Board to mortgage assets
The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) will mortgage its properties, such as storage-cum-supply reservoirs and hundreds of acres of land in which sewerage treatment plant
Garbage in open plots, GHMC sleeps
Open plots reserved for development of parks and green belts in the city are becoming breeding grounds for diseases. The situation is even worse in posh localities such as Jubilee Hills and Banjara Hi
Water Board supply schedule goes awry
The Water Board is not adhering to scheduled water supply timings, putting citizens to severe inconvenience. With temperatures rising and most borewells already empty, the erratic water supply is leav
Garbage overflows as tax rise looms
While the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation is keen on increasing property tax from next month and add to its coffers, the civic body’s callous attitude toward the city’s hygiene is best seen fr
Tanker sharing not allowed
Book a mobile water tanker only if your underground sump is empty, as the tanker drivers are refusing to dump the leftover water into a friendly neighbour’s house. Citizens argued that when they pay f
Pipelines run dry as tankers sell water
The Water Board and the Secunderabad Cantonment Board are accused of minting money by selling water through mobile tankers instead of supplying it by the pipeline network.
Citizens naturally wonder
Plastic ban goes for a toss in city
The ban on use of below-40 micron plastic carry bags has gone for a toss in the city with the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation seemingly uninterested in enforcing the ban. The plastic ban that
Contractors sweep salaries
“Ghost sweepers” are eating away the revenue of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. A large number of road sweeping staff does not exist, though they seem to be paid a salary! Contractors have be
SCB chief blamed for water crisis
Many areas in Secunderabad Cantonment are reeling under a severe water scarcity. The cantonment civilian population requires over 75 lakh gallons of water every day against the present supply of less
SCB chief blamed for water crisis
Many areas in Secunderabad Cantonment are reeling under a severe water scarcity. The cantonment civilian population requires over 75 lakh gallons of water every day against the present supply of less