HYDERABAD: Open nalas and lack of cleanliness has become a matter of concern for the old city residents with improper desilting and blocked drain lines compounding the problems further. The nalas including Chotapul, Ganganagar Nala, Kandigal Gate, Railway Bridge and Bahadurpura Mecca Colony have heap of garbage and overflowing sewage water, mainly due to poor desilting carried out by civic contractors.
Likewise, Dabeerpura Nala has been a huge problem for the residents in the locality as it is open with no fencing around it. While the matter was brought to the notice of the authorities, no action has been taken yet to put up any fencing around.
Debris, mud and wastage being dumped into it has not been cleared for the past three months. Presently, the temporarily erected bamboos have turned weak in the recent rains and it overflows in case of heavy rains, causing much inconvenience to the residents.
Mohammed Ahmed, TTDP, GHMC, Minority vice president, told TOI that nala has not been cleaned for the last several weeks despite several complaints. The officials asked concerned authorities to look into the matter and inspect the condition around the nala but the authorities reportedly failed to resolve the issue.
“It is a matter of concern for everyone passing through this route. The matter was taken up with GHMC higher-ups who asked the officials to inspect and address the issue but nothing has been done,” he said.