The city has about 28,000 structural encroachments obstructing the storm water drains leading to severe water logging and of these efforts were on remove 1,000 major encroachments, Minister for Municipal Administration K.T. Rama Rao said.
Mr. Taraka Rama Rao, who was replying to a question on water logging and severe inconvenience caused to the citizens during the recent rains, said that the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has only 1,221 Kms of storm water drains and these were insufficient resulting in water stagnation. Adding to the woes were the encroachments.
The GHMC has taken up improvement of bottlenecks for 47 storm water drains at a cost of ₹230 crore.
He said the GHMC has identified 13 chronic water stagnation points and action has been initiated to rectify the same.
Similarly, 346 road vulnerable points that are prone to water stagnation were identified and rectification of these was being taken up at a cost of ₹121.44 crore and by next monsoon this would be done.
The Minister also said that 43.61 lakh cubic metres of silt was removed last year while about 75 lakh cubic metres silt was removed this year so far for smooth flow of drainage water. He also assured that a meeting of city legislators would be held soon to discuss the issue.
