GHMC undertakes another survey of nala encroachments

Zonal commissioners tasked with collecting drain details, including info of ‘encroachers’ and need for rehabilitation

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is embarking on another round of survey of the stormwater drains in the city, to enumerate the encroachments which have to be removed, to widen the streams to their original glory.

Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development K.T.Rama Rao has reportedly issued instructions during a recent review meeting, to conduct such a survey in all the six zones and submit reports.

As per instructions, the zonal commissioners will have to select a major drain in their jurisdiction and carry out the survey. They will need to collect and summarise details such as the length of the drain, number of encroachments, size of each encroachment, socio-economic profile of the occupants and need for rehabilitation, besides determining whether the encroachers may be provided housing units under the double-bedroom housing scheme of the Telangana government.