Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) will conduct a citywide survey of dilapidated buildings, unsafe compound walls, and ongoing cellar excavation works as part of its monsoon preparedness measures.
Deputy Municipal Commissioners and Assistant City Planners have been directed to identify vulnerable structures and risky excavation sites across the city.
Officials have been asked to take preventive safety measures ahead of heavy rains, with GHMC warning that negligence affecting public safety will attract disciplinary action.
Evacuation, notices, and demolition plans
Field staff will prepare a detailed list of unsafe buildings, which will be assessed by the Engineering Wing for structural stability.
Based on the findings, GHMC will issue notices to owners and occupiers under the GHMC Act.
Officials have also been instructed to:
- Evacuate residents from highly unsafe buildings
- Seal dangerous premises
- Erect barricades around risky structures
- Display caution boards at vulnerable sites
The Chief Engineer (Maintenance) has been directed to expedite stability reports and initiate action, including demolition of unsafe buildings and compound walls wherever necessary.
Ban on new cellar excavations
GHMC has also suspended permissions for new cellar excavations during the monsoon season.
All ongoing excavation works will be inspected to ensure compliance with safety norms and approved guidelines.
Strict action against violations
Developers found violating safety norms may face:
- Stoppage of construction work
- Cancellation of permissions and licences
- Possible criminal proceedings
- Filling up of unsafe excavated pits
Officials will also assess risks to neighbouring structures and ensure developers provide proper retaining walls, soil strengthening, and barricading.
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