Hyderabad manifesto calls for garbage and debris-free neighbourhoods
HYDERABAD: For the first time, residents of gated communities in high-tech Cyberabad have come up with their own manifesto ahead of the May 13 Telangana elections. Under the banner of the Federation of Gated Communities (FGCC), the first-ever manifesto has highlighted key demands of modern Hyderabad, including better sanitation, reduced construction activity, regular water supply and fewer power cuts.
Hyderabad manifesto calls for garbage and debris-free neighbourhoods
Unregulated construction
“At times, we cannot even step on to our balconies because it is covered in dust from construction sites. Large parts of the belt are witnessing incessant digging, blasting and unregulated activities – often continuing beyond midnight – causing serious inconvenience to residents. Both noise and air pollution have skyrocketed as a result,” said V Sailendra, a resident of Aparna Sarovar in Nallagandla. “We want our political representatives to look into this and regulate the construction work,” he added.
The absence of waste collection services is another pressing issue highlighted in the manifesto.
Owing to inadequate waste collection vans, residents said they are forced to spend lakhs of rupees every month to engage the services of the private vendors.
Garbage piling
“In a populated residential community like ours, there’s an urgent need for garbage collection vehicles. A large portion of our household waste consists of delivery cartons and packaging material. However, due to the absence of regular govt waste collection vans, we have to accumulate it within the colony until the private waste collection van arrives, often requiring multiple trips to clear the waste. It starts raising a stench if van gets delayed beyond two days. We urge our leaders to ensure this service is given for free,” said T Praveen, president of PBEL City, near Appa Junction.
Expensive tankers
Several communities, collectively, raised the issue of water and electricity costs, adding how many are paying upwards of ₹30,000 every day to buy water.
“Each tanker costs ₹6,000 to ₹8,000 and we need four to five such tankers everyday. For a colony with between 2,000 to 3,000 residents, the water is never enough. We want uninterrupted water supply and lesser or no cost on water. Why do we have to spend so much on water? Water is a basic necessity,” said Manoj Bejawar, president of Ramky Towers.
Strays & pigeon menace
Among the other issues raised by communities are stray dog and pigeon menace in and around housing societies, pot-holed roads in need of immediate repair and even missing footpaths.“We will present this manifesto to all parties vying for office. It includes key issues and demands that we urge candidates to address. We will also personally submit the potential solutions to these issues,” said Dr Sai Ravi Kiran, president of FGCC.