Hyderabad: The broken fencing of Musa River at Puranapul till Shamshan Ghat road is posing risk to the pedestrians and motorists. A few days ago a lorry fell down in Musi river leading to a person’s death.
Puranapul Shamshan Ghat road is a busy thoroughfare where lorries, buses, and cars ply 24 hours.
Years ago the GHMC had constructed fencing on the bankment of the Musi river to protect people and prevent the dumping of waste.
But a part of the fencing was broken and the people in Pardiwala and Municipal authorities are dumping garbage in the Musi river due to which the area has turned into a dumping ground.
Now the Musi river Development Corporation under its chairman Sudhir Reddy MLA is cleaning the river. The river is cleaned every year before the monsoon between Puranapool till Amberpet.
But after the end of the monsoon, all the river cleaning activities come to a halt. There were claims of beautifying the Musi river in the past but nothing concrete has been done in this regard. The once iconic Musi river has turned into a dirty Nala now due to the lack of interest of the Government and the people’s representatives.
Due to the public complaints to the High Court, a part of the river is cleaned to placate the Court.
There is an urgent need for the Government and the people’s representative and the Chairman of the Musi river Development Corporation to safeguard the Musi river and set up fencing around it.
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