Hyderabad; July 11 ( PMI ): Intensifying its efforts to address the issues of urban flooding in the city, a committee comprising senior officials and engineers has been formed by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC).
Desilting of stormwater drains being one of the activities prioritised by the authorities, the committee met this week and decided to study the best practices adopted by other municipal corporations and visit other cities too if required.
Director of GHMC’s Enforcement Vigilance and Disaster Management, Vishwajit Kampati, Chief Engineer (maintenance wing), Devanand and Hyderabad Road Development Corporation Ltd (HRDCL) Chief Engineer Mohd Ziauddin are members of the committee. The GHMC Zonal Commissioner for Serilingampally Ravi Kiran is also part of the committee.