Hyderabad:Manmeet Kaur, director at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), inspected several 2BHK housing project sites under the GHMC limits on Thursday. GHMC commissioner R.V. Karnan, Sangareddy collector P. Praveen, and housing department engineering officials accompanied her.
Kaur inspected Kollur Phase-2 with 15,660 houses and Doolanagapally with 1,544 units, and interacted with the beneficiaries regarding the status of facilities being provided, including health services, education, and basic infrastructure.
On Wednesday, the director, upon arrival in the city, visited 2BHK housing colonies built in Indiranagar, Bansilalpet, and GVM Colony in the Khairatabad constituency. On Wednesday evening, she held a review meeting with senior officials from the housing and municipal departments at the Secretariat.
Accredited Print, TV Channels Can Cover GHMC Meets
Hyderabad:The GHMC standing committee on Thursday passed a resolution stating that only news organisations including newspapers and TV channels that are accredited will be allowed to enter its offices. The move came after some people introducing themselves as journalists started harassing people building houses and officials.
Two corporators from Congress and one from the AIMIM raised the issue during the standing committee meeting on Thursday. After dealing with a proposal to grant permission to deputy commissioners (DCs) to revoke building permissions. corporators said that the people impersonating journalists were visiting GHMC offices as well construction sites and harassing people and constructors.
They said that DCs, not of a senior cadre like zonal commissioners and the GHMC commissioner, could succumb to pressure. As per norms, building permission can only be revoked by the GHMC commissioner.
Water Board MD Visits STP Near Hyd Reservoirs
Hyderabad:HMWS&SB managing director Ashok Reddy visited the construction sites of four sewage treatment plants (STPs) near Osmansagar and Himayatsagar on Thursday. These plants are being built to stop sewage from entering the reservoirs. At Kotwalguda, he asked for proper fencing and future planning based on sewage generation till 2050. He also stressed on worker safety.
At Nagireddyguda, residents requested the reopening of a blocked road. The MD responded by asking revenue officials to inspect and take action. The four STPs, at Kotwalguda (6 million litres a day, MLD), Nagireddyguda (5 MLD), Himayatnagar (5 MLD) and Janwada (4 MLD) are being built at a cost of `82.23 crore and are expected to be ready by March 2026.
As part of Vana Mahotsavam, HMWS&SB, according to a statement, conducted a plantation drive at its park near Himayatsagar Around 200 saplings, including jackfruit, mango, sandalwood and jamun were planted. Ashok Reddy also inaugurated a greenhouse growing 70 varieties of indoor and oxygen plants used for office decoration.
Konda Vishweshwar Reddy said Telangana is setting wrong precedent by promoting paddy cultivation.
GHMC staff fired for login fraud
Hyderabad:A section writer working as a computer operator in the town planning wing of the GHMC has been sacked after he fraudulently attempted to log into the official account of Serilingampally zonal commissioner (ZC) Borkhade Hemant Sahadeorao, an IAS officer, at midnight.
The zonal commissioner was alerted after receiving an OTP notification, which triggered an internal probe. The operator, V. Abhilash, was found guilty and his services subsequently terminated from service.
In the town planning wing, files seeking building permission and Occupancy Certificates (OC) require clearance from the ZC. The specific motive behind the attempted login remains unclear.
The termination order cited “behaviour issues” as the reason for dismissal, allegedly to cover up the incident and avoid drawing attention to past irregularities.
Sources said town planning staff, including town planning supervisors (TPS), often rely on outsourced computer operators who, in several cases, have assisted in carrying out irregular or fraudulent activities.
