‘Civic authorities’ claims false’ Residents air grievances over water-logging, drainage issues

As Hyderabad witnesses persistent rains, residents voiced their grievances over water-logging and sewage blockage issues despite the claims made by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) authorities of tackling them. Also, the residents claimed that the recent reports of HMWSSB regarding tackling the issues is false, as most of the issues are not resolved.  
The customer care centre of HMWSSB has been flooded with complaints and grievances about various issues including sewage overflow and contamination of water. In June, the board received 75,555 complaints out of which 75,496 were resolved. About 38,051 complaints were received on sewage issues out of which 38,040 were resolved and 17,206 complaints of choked pipelines were received out of which 17,196 were resolved.
A few locals stated that in localities including Nizampet, Manikonda, Miyapur, Malkajgiri, Jeedimetla village, Neredmet, Shaikpet , Tolichowki, Asif Nagar and Gandhi Nagar, many issues such as  broken manhole and sewage overflow was brought to the notice of officials concerned, but they have not been solved. Syed Khaled Shah Chishti Hussaini, Secretary of United Federation of Residence Welfare Associations, said, “Despite having lodged complaints at HMWSSB numerous times, the authorities are not taking any action on sewage issues, especially at Nallakunta, Tarnaka and other areas. Most of them have drainage overflow and water in nalas choke.”
“I have made several complaints to the Water Board about the broken manholes. However, out of five manholes only one was repaired and they claimed that due to lack of funds, they are unable to take up repair works,” said Sai Teja, a social activist.  “We have complained to the officer concerned on the long-pending drainage problems of Third Cross Street, Devinagar and work was estimated in the year 2022. However, it is pending for financial approval since March 2022,’’ said Ramesh , a resident of Devinagar.