GHMC to implement nala development programme in Saroor Nagar
After the Wednesday rain left several parts of the city inundated, the GHMC has announced that the Strategic Nala Development Program (SNDP) will be implemented in Saroor Nagar.
By Newsmeter Network Published on 15 July 2021 2:18 PM GMT
Hyderabad: After the Wednesday rain left several parts of the city inundated, the GHMC has announced that the Strategic Nala Development Program (SNDP) will be implemented in Saroor Nagar.
The SNDP was launched on 2 November last year after the devastating floods wreaked havoc on the city.
The rain in the past 24 hours has left areas around the Saroor Nagar lake heavily inundated. Thirumala Nagar Colony, Hayathnagar, Hastinapur, and some other areas were inundated after receiving 20 cm rain.
GHMC Mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi visited the flood-prone areas of Saroor Nagar. He said the zonal commissioner will look into the flooding of Saroor Nagar and other colonies in Thirumala Nagar colony and see to it that the SNDP first and second phase works are completed.
As per the annual report of the Municipal Administration & Urban Development 2020-21 the Strategic Nala Development Programme (SNDP) is still at the planning stage and the feasibility report has been completed. The report was released by the Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development KT Rama Rao on Friday.
The government has sanctioned Rs 858 Crores for the development of Nala Network for high priority in the first phase.
"Feasibility report of the entire Hyderabad Urban agglomeration is prepared which includes an assessment of the total project cost of the works identified for immediate implementation based on high deficiency / non-availability of drain network, inundation points, number properties affected," the report said.
The report noted that it is evident from recent floods that the existing drainage system is not in a position to take the load of stormwater runoff and needs a practical and innovative solution to overcome the problem; practicality and innovativeness in terms of approach as well as financial resource mobilization.
"An innovative approach is more important to solve the problem of flooding rather than a conventional textbook type approach which relies on established concepts and designs," the report said.
The feasibility report noted under SNDP, 1452 Square kilometer total area will be covered by six zones of GHMC, Cantonment Board, Osmania University and 26 Municipalities / Municipal Corporations around GHMC (within ORR). The length of the existing Nala is 260 km
To map out SNDP, several meetings were held with field staff (Assistant engineers, Deputy executive engineers, and Sanitation staff) and public representatives of such Zone in GHMC and each ULB in surrounding GHMC (within ORR) for identification of problem areas in terms of the extent of inundation, number of days of inundation, number of properties & households affected due to flooding and Reasons for inundation like missing drain links between water bodies, bottlenecks in the existing drainage system.
The report said the information so collected was mapped on the GIS platform and proposals have been prepared based on the adopted prioritization criteria.
