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A review meeting on traffic jams in city due to waterlogging after heavy rains was held by Chief Secretary Santhi Kumari on Friday.
Over 134 areas in Hyderabad have been identified as vulnerable locations for water stagnation. Long-term preventive steps that need to be taken to prevent waterlogging was discussed at the meeting.
The meeting was attended by DGP Ravi Gupta, DG Disaster Management and Fire Services Nagi Reddy, Principal Secretary Municipal Administration Department Dana Kishore, GHMC Commissioner Ronald Rose, Water Board MD Sudarshan Reddy, and the Police Commissioners of Hyderabad, Cyberabad and Rachakonda.
The Chief Secretary directed the officials to formulate an action plan for immediate implementation of measures to mitigate these issues effectively. Emphasising proactive communication, she instructed that weather forecasts should be promptly shared with officials and civil society groups via WhatsApp to ensure timely response.
She asked the officials with proposing more measures to prevent water accumulation in these locations. A dedicated committee, comprising officials from GHMC, Water Board, Police, SPDCL, and some other departments, will be inspecting these waterlogging points to offer a permanent solution.
In another major development, she announced the construction of large water storage tanks in several parts of Hyderabad to store rainwater. The construction of three such tanks is already under way, with more planned to bolster the city’s water management infrastructure.
