HMWS&SB MD directs urgent repairs on Malakpet drains; hotel owner fined for illegally dumping waste into sewerage line

The Hindu

03-06-2025

Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) Managing Director K. Ashok Reddy directed urgent repair works to remedy the drainage situation near Akbar Plaza at Nalgonda Chowrasta in Old Malakpet on Tuesday.
Traffic congestion, police diversions, and public inconvenience reached alarming levels as sewage kept overflowing onto the roads over the past few days.
Mr. Ashok Reddy, who conducted an on-site inspection said the severity is due to the decades-old sewerage line that is in a deteriorating state combined with the proximity of GHMCs stormwater drain and the heavy flow of traffic in the area, which made identification of the exact damage location difficult.
He instructed officials for construction of a new line from Nalgonda Chowrasta to Malakpet Road Under Bridge (RUB) to check for future overflows. In addition to desilting the nearby sewerage lines and manholes, he suggested connecting multiple lines to a centralised outlet.
Hotel waste into sewerage line
On Tuesday, it was also found that the hotel adjacent to Nalgonda Chowrasta has illegally connected its sewerage line directly to the HMWS&SBs line to discard its daily waste, and the bulk food waste was being dumped into the manhole. This was identified to be one of the major reasons for sewage overflow and spilling onto the roads, officials said.
Expressing displeasure, Mr. Reddy imposed a fine of Rs. 10,000 on the hotel owner and mandated him to construct a silt chamber within 10 days, failing which the hotel will be closed for violations and causing public inconvenience.
Permanent solution
Mr. Reddy called for a comprehensive study of the situation by both officials from HMWS&SB and GHMC, particularly to identify intersecting lines. He also suggested construction of separate sewerage and stormwater lines to prevent future mixing and overflows.