Commissioner of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), R.V. Karnan, promised ‘a sea of change’ in the administration of the corporation on all fronts in the new year.
During a media conference on Wednesday to give a round up of GHMC’s initiatives in 2025, Mr. Karnan said sanitation will be the priority with special focus on road safety, in all zones including the newly appended ones for the next one month.
Abandoned vehicles and other obstructions on roads will be removed as part of the drive. Already mega sanitation drive has been completed for three days, he said, and urged citizens to report bulk garbage points and abandoned vehicles to the GHMC control room on 040-21111111 or 8125966586.
Listing out GHMC’s achievements during the year, Mr.Karnan said the corporation has achieved sixth rank in Swachh Survekshan 2025, 7-Star Garbage Free City rating, Water+ ODF re-certification, besides Promising Swachh Shehar of Telangana award. Hyderabad topped the country in secondary and tertiary solid waste collection, and improvement will be achieved in primary collection too. Penal action is being initiated against sanitation violations, with 10,752 challans worth ₹2.34 crore issued so far.
