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Cyberabad Corporation Plans Waste Fees, Flood Works and Crackdowns
Cyberabad’s city corporation is planning changes to how garbage is collected and paid for.
It wants to add a waste fee to property tax and may charge different amounts in different areas.
The corporation also plans to get about 3,500 vehicles to collect rubbish from homes.
It says it will introduce four-bin sorting, but has not decided who will provide the bins.
After a building collapsed in Anjaiah Nagar, the corporation says it has demolished 398 illegal structures.
It is also planning major work to reduce flooding, which could be funded partly by borrowing.
A ward-by-ward programme will start another round on November 2.
The corporation says it has found 1,899 local issues so far.
Cyberabad Municipal Corporation plans to collect garbage fees alongside property tax and is considering different rates for slum areas and other localities.
The corporation plans to procure about 3,500 Swachh autos and introduce a four-bin waste-segregation system.
Since the August 22 Anjaiah Nagar building collapse, CMC says it has demolished 398 illegal structures and will continue enforcement.
CMC is preparing a flood-prevention master plan and may borrow ₹4,000–5,000 crore to carry out the work in phases.
A second round of the One Day Every Ward programme begins November 2; CMC has identified 1,899 issues across its 76 wards.
- Who
- Cyberabad Municipal Corporation Commissioner Srijana announced the plans.
- What
- CMC outlined plans for waste fees and collection, enforcement against illegal buildings, flood works and other civic projects.
- Where
- Cyberabad, including the Anjaiah Nagar area; the interaction was reported from Hyderabad.
- When
- The announcements were made on Saturday; the second One Day Every Ward round is due to begin November 2.
- Why
- The plans aim to strengthen sanitation and waste collection, address flooding, and enforce building rules.
Key facts
- Proposed waste fee
- To be collected along with property tax; differentiated charges for slum areas and other localities are under consideration.
- Planned collection vehicles
- Around 3,500 Swachh autos, to be procured through Ramky.
- Illegal structures demolished
- 398 since the August 22 Anjaiah Nagar building collapse, according to CMC.
- Potential flood-work borrowing
- ₹4,000–5,000 crore, with works planned in phases.
- Ward programme
- CMC has 76 wards and identified 1,899 issues in the first round; the second round starts November 2.
- Road widening
- Five projects have priority; eligible cases may receive up to 90% TDR.
Sources
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