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Hyderabad: HYDRAA moves to widen Fathenagar nala
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The drain runs for approximately 4.2 km through the Fathenagar – Balanagar industrial area, of which 2.2 km falls under the jurisdiction of the CMC and the remaining two kilometres under the MMC.
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HYDRAA moves to widen Fathenagar nala
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) has stepped up efforts to widen the drain and address recurring flooding in the Fathenagar – Balanagar industrial and residential areas.
HYDRAA Commissioner AV Ranganath on Thursday reviewed the proposed measures with officials of the departments concerned stressing that desilting alone would not provide a permanent solution unless encroachments were removed and the nala restored to its required width.
HYDRAA has already undertaken desilting works along the Kukatpally nala and is now focusing on identifying and removing encroachments to improve its carrying capacity. Officials said the measures would be undertaken without disturbing the homes of poor residents. Officials informed the commissioner that the nala, which should be approximately 40 metres wide in parts of Fathenagar, has narrowed to just nine metres at certain stretches due to encroachments.
The drain runs for approximately 4.2 km through the Fathenagar – Balanagar industrial area, of which 2.2 km falls under the jurisdiction of the CMC and the remaining two kilometres under the MMC.
Ranganath directed the departments to coordinate in identifying the nala’s boundaries and take the necessary steps to remove encroachments. He said a survey of the industrial area’s original layout along the drain would help establish the extent of encroachment.
The commissioner emphasised that widening the nala, alongside desilting and the removal of encroachments, was essential to prevent recurring inundation in the industrial and residential areas.
Representatives of the industrial area’s cooperative society pointed out that 30 acres of land had been allotted to the industrial area’s cooperative society in 1963, followed by another 17 acres in 1964. Officials said the original land boundaries, existing structures and present conditions would have to be examined to resolve the issue.
The industrial representatives and cooperative society assured HYDRAA of their full cooperation in removing encroachments and carrying out the nala expansion works.
