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Mechanised sweeping halted in Hyderabad

1 2 Hyderabad: Mechanised sweeping has been halted in the city, and all agencies hiring these machines to GHMC have ceased the activity from June 30 due to a lack of budget and administrative sanction. It has been more than three months since the previous tender for these works was completed. Recently, Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi wrote to the chief minister A Revanth Reddy, mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi, and GHMC commissioner RV Karnan, stating that it was shocking to find out that an elementary activity such as mechanised sweeping is on hold due to a paucity of funds. "In my opinion, this work is completely unavoidable in the modern world for various reasons, such as the safety of manual sweepers, cost-efficiency and productivity for GHMC, and most importantly, the environmental impact on our citizens. Upon further probing, I understood that GHMC has been awaiting sanction for the past few months from the MAUD department with regard to Phase II of the Comprehensive Road Maintenance Project (CRMP), nearing Rs 4,000 crore. Further, mechanised road sweeping is interlinked and part and parcel of this CRMP project, and hence it is stalled for lack of approval," he said. You Can Also Check: Hyderabad AQI | Weather in Hyderabad | Bank Holidays in Hyderabad | Public Holidays in Hyderabad