Speaking at the Hyderabad District Review Committee (DRC) meeting here on Monday, minister for tourism and Hyderabad district in-charge minister J Geeta Reddy said the state government would take a decision on the plastic after getting legal opinion. However, Hyderabad's Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi said his party's view was that the civic body should follow the Union government's guidelines and discourage plastic carry bags less than 40 microns. The GHMC standing committee should take a decision on the ban as per the Union government order, he added.
Earlier,MLC S Indrasain Reddy said the GHMC had taken a bold decision by banning plastic carry bags and all representatives should extend cooperation in implementing the ban.
Though it was a DRC, issues related to the Old City dominated the marathon meeting. Legislators, especially from the Old City, raised issues pertaining to road widening, foot over bridges, desiltation of nalas, nala widening, water supply and sewerage.
Asaduddin Owaisi said only Rs five lakh was being allocated to each division (2 & 3) in the Old City as annual maintenance where there were 50,000 to 80,000 water connections.
Some MLAs said citizens have been forced to consume contaminated water. To this, Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) managing director M Jagadishwar said as part of the Old City package new sewer lines were laid in about 200 kms of the total 400 kms. Additional allocations are being given where funds are required, he added.
Many members raised the issue of nala widening, water stagnation and road widening in their respective jurisdictions. GHMC commissioner Krishna Babu said he would start inspecting nalas from Tuesday and promised to take up widening of nalas on a war-footing basis. He sought the support of people's representatives in relocating squatters, removal of encroachments and widening of nalas.
On the Jiaguda slaughter house issue, the GHMC commissioner said the project got held up as it falls under GO 111 areas and slaughter house is a polluting project. He said the other four slaughter houses proposed at various places like Amberpet would be completed by October-end.
MLC K Nageshwar said the Moula Ali Kaman has been closed for traffic since an accident occurred there and damaged the heritage structure two years ago. "As the kaman has not been repaired and road not opened for the past two years, thousands of commuters have to take a detour," he said.
MLC MS Prabhakar Rao said there were irregularities in awarding works of bus shelters on nomination basis and collection of advertisement tax.
Jubilee Hills MLA P Vishnuvardhan Reddy said metro rail alignment was changed in Yousufguda to avoid taking over of a private property for construction of metro station and instead land of Water Board was taken over.
Secunderabad MLA Jayasudha asked the GHMC officials to complete the road widening works between Sangeet junction and Taranaka as early as possible as commuters were put to inconvenience due to traffic jams on the stretch.
Rajya Sabha MP V Hanumantha Rao and other members sought to know what action was taken against Navin Mittal, who served as Hyderabad district collector, on the allegations of irregularities in regularising land in the city.
Geeta Reddy said the government would take a decision based on the inquiry report.
source:TOI
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