Archive · 8 Aug 2026
GHMC launches 10-day monsoon clean-up drive across Hyderabad
During the rainy season, the city of Hyderabad gets messy — rubbish piles up, drains get blocked, and roads fill with water.
Dirty standing water is not just yucky; it lets mosquitoes that spread diseases like dengue grow and bite people.
So the city government, called the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, or GHMC, decided to do a big ten-day clean-up.
Starting on August 11 and ending on August 21, workers will clean every one of the city's 150 wards, which are like neighbourhoods.
They will remove garbage, clear blocked drains, and fix potholes on the roads.
Special teams will also spray to stop mosquito babies from growing and visit homes to teach people how to stay safe.
The cleaning happens every morning at 6 am, and each ward must send a daily report about its progress.
The goal is to stop the rain from flooding streets and to keep everyone in Hyderabad healthy.
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) launched a special 10-day monsoon cleanliness drive across all 150 wards of Hyderabad, running from August 11 to August 21.
The drive is divided into five two-day phases, with 30 wards covered in each phase.
Operations focus on clearing garbage, construction waste, and green waste, alongside desilting drains, repairing potholes, and cleaning catch pits.
Commissioner RV Karnan directed field officers to submit daily ward-wise progress reports by 3 pm, with field operations beginning each day at 6 am.
Entomology teams will intensify anti-larval operations, fogging, and awareness campaigns in dengue-affected areas, while the drive also promotes waste segregation and rainwater harvesting.
The drive followed a high-level review meeting that ordered 100 percent utilisation of larvicides and special Friday dry day drives starting August 7.
- Who
- The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), led by Commissioner RV Karnan and supported by sanitation, engineering, health, town planning, and entomology teams.
- What
- A 10-day monsoon cleanliness drive across all 150 wards to clear garbage, construction and green waste, desilt drains, repair potholes, and intensify anti-larval and fogging operations.
- When
- August 11 to August 21, with daily field operations starting at 6 am and special Friday dry day drives beginning August 7.
- Where
- Hyderabad, across all 150 municipal wards.
- Why
- To curb mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue, improve public hygiene, and prevent waterlogging during the rains.
- Corporation
- Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC)
- Drive duration
- 10 days, August 11-21
- Coverage
- All 150 wards of Hyderabad
- Phases
- Five two-day phases, 30 wards each
- Daily operations start
- 6 am
- Progress reports
- Daily ward-wise reports by 3 pm
- Key activities
- Garbage clearance, drain desilting, pothole repairs, anti-larval operations, fogging
- Lead official
- Commissioner RV Karnan