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Open manholes still dot Hyderabad roads
Despite several complaints registered with the Corporation, the open manhole mania continues to rattle commuters and residents in the GHMC limits. The ‘callousness’ of the GHMC field-level officials has always been very glaring and continues to reflect every other day.
Hyderabad: Despite several complaints registered with the Corporation, the open manhole mania continues to rattle commuters and residents in the GHMC limits. The ‘callousness’ of the GHMC field-level officials has always been very glaring and continues to reflect every other day.
Uncovered nalas on Banjara Hills Road No 3 and Rasoolpura Junction are posing a grave threat to thousands of commuters travelling on these busy stretches.
These uncovered nalas, which are less than 50 metres away from the city bus stops, remain unattended despite several complaints lodged with the civic body. With these open nalas overflowing regularly, residents fear they could spell doom for pedestrians, especially school children who run to board their bus.
Residents and commuters accuse the Corporation officials of turning a blind eye towards the issue. Strangely, neither the GHMC nor the Water Works Department have put a signage warning the
pedestrians.
M Srikanth Nayak, a marketing executive in a MNC, says that the uncovered manhole right in the middle of the road at the Rasoolpura Junction has been a common accident site, though non-fatal, for several motorists and pedestrians travelling from Secunderabad to Begumpet. Srikanth said that he once fell into this water-filled manhole which was not visible during the rain.
Similar is the situation at Banjara Hills Road No 3. The uncovered nala, which is right at the turning which connects the Banjara Hills police station, has the capacity to gobble up a person.
Sharing his experience, Ridesh Singh, a local resident says that the uncovered nala right on the footpath could be mistaken for a pathway by pedestrians during heavy rainfall. “Even though no casualty has been reported here, it is better for the GHMC officials to act fast and prevent a tragedy,” he says.
Interestingly, both the uncovered nalas are less than 50 metres from the city bus stops. When the issue was brought to the notice of a GHMC official, he said that they had covered about 95 per cent of 4.72 lakh manholes in the city and are trying desperately to identify the remaining.
The official assured that every manhole in the city would covered or replaced as soon as the Corporation identifies one.
