GHMC urges R&B, NHAI to take up road repairs

HYDERABAD: The GHMC has urged authorities of State and National Highways to take up repairs of damaged road stretches in their respective jurisdiction immediately as the former too had targeted December-end for re-carpeting all its roads.

GHMC Commissioner S. P. Singh made the request during a coordination meeting convened with senior officials of the State and National Highways on Thursday. It was pointed out that 190-km long roads under the control of the municipal corporation and about 45-km long roads belonging to the R&B and the National Highways were in bad shape.

Mr. Singh while impressing upon them the need to expedite the works immediately said he would also be taking up the issue with the Principal Secretary (Transport). Senior engineering officials and others attended the meeting.
Storm water drains

The Commissioner also held an interactive session with experts in engineering, town planning, urban planning, architectural consultants and NGOs to seek their suggestions for developing an integrated storm water drainage project.

The city’s catchment area has been divided into 16 drainage basins and the total length of storm water drains is estimated to be 625 km, a press release said.
Project report

A detailed project report was prepared by a private agency -- Voyants Solutions Pvt. Ltd., to take up widening and deepening of nalas along with restoration and renovation of all existing tanks besides floodwater management for each tank, said Engineering chief Dr. P. Panduranga Rao.