HYDERABAD: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation
(GHMC) standing committee on Wednesday approved to take up a
feasibility study for a skywalk between Rathifile bus terminus and
Secunderabad bus station. The standing committee, which met under the
chairman of mayor Mohammed Majid Hussain, gave its approval to the
skywalk proposal, whose baseline cost has been pegged at Rs 7.20 crore.
The standing committee members also requested the mayor to take up
similar skywalks in other areas of the city.

The standing
committee also gave the green signal to take up road widening works,
laying new cement-concrete (CC) roads, construction of storm water
drains at several areas, construction of RCC storm water drains, besides
construction of a community hall at Jawaharlal Nagar, and preparation
of detailed project report (DPR) for the riverfront development of Musi
from Bapughat to Nagole bridge.

Later speaking to the media,
mayor Majid Hussian asked zonal commissioners to issue show-cause
notices to deputy municipal commissioners who have not utilised the
allotted budget of Rs five lakh per division to take up petty works. The
mayor pointed out that last year 300 road stretches were identified for
recarpeting and estimated cost was Rs four crore. The GHMC would spend
Rs 22 crore this year, he said.

The standing committee members
demanded ward-wise details of various projects. He asked the officials
to complete recarpeting work within a week. He asked zonal commissioners
to cancel works which were not yet started. started in time-bound and
debar contractors and call for short tenders to take up works. “Ground
all works within 10 days,” he directed the officials.

Majid
Hussain asked the chief engineer to allot bucket ladders for trimming
trees for ensuing Ganesh festival. “A special meeting will be convened
with GHMC commissioner, floor leaders and standing committee members on August 31 to review arrangements for ensuing Ganesh festival,” he added.