Showing posts with label GHMC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label GHMC. Show all posts

29 April 2014

Hyderabad to have its own gateway à la Mumbai

Inspired by the historical monument that in many ways defines India’s financial capital Mumbai, the GHMC has decided to take up a ‘Gateway of Hyderabad’ project.

The civic body has set aside Rs.8.4 crore for the project, which aims to leave a lasting impression on tourists.

The project was announced by Mayor Mohd. Majid Hussain during the GHMC’s budget presentation on Monday.

“We are identifying 14 different locations on the outskirts, which are effectively the entry points,” he said. About 1,000 new public conveniences are to come up at an expenditure of Rs.25 crore in various parts.

The council also passed the budget for financial year 2014-15 with a total outlay of Rs.4,599 crore, with Rs.1.5 crore earmarked for corporators’ budget.

02 August 2013

GHMC goes tech savvy

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) claims to be the first to use a real-time urban governance monitoring system at any level of government to attend to citizens’ complaints and increase the efficiency of civic services.

The off-site real-time (OSRT) monitoring system uses the ubiquitous cell phone as a major component. GPRS technology allows cellphones to capture real-time images of public servants at work or public sites under inspection, with the date, time and location of the picture. These images are instantly transmitted to a central server and are available in the public domain.

Garbage collection, for instance, which is outsourced to private contractors can be easily monitored using this system. The private contractor collects the garbage and brings it to dumper bins from where it is taken to transfer stations. The corporation takes over from here and transfers the waste to the main dump yards.

30 July 2013

G.O. proposing merger of 13 panchayats with GHMC issued

Barely a month after the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) council unanimously rejected the move to add 15 gram panchayats to its jurisdiction, the government has issued orders proposing merger of 13 other gram panchayats.

The GO. 364 proposed the inclusion of areas covered under certain gram panchayats contiguous to the GHMC and called for suggestions and objections.