Corporators highlight shortage of sanitation staff on GVMC limits

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Corporators from assorted parties highlighted the shortage of sanitation staff, delays successful improvement works, and respective different civic issues during the assembly gathering held astatine the GVMC bureau connected Friday. The concerns were raised during a zero-hour league conducted by Mayor Peela Srinivasa Rao, successful the beingness of GVMC Commissioner Ketan Garg and heads of each departments.

Ward 38 Corporator G. Vijaya Lakshmi raised the contented of insufficient sanitation unit successful her ward, stating that astatine slightest 17 to 20 further workers are needed. With her ward having the Poorna Market, sanitation has been severely affected, she said.

Ward 27 Corporator G. Veera Rao noted that his ward, which covers the Assilmetta region, erstwhile had 90 sanitation workers but present has lone 60.

“When the ward is already reeling with constricted staff, the concern worsens during VIP visits, arsenic workers are diverted to cleanable the agelong from Telugu Thalli Flyover to the DRM office, leaving our ward neglected,” helium said.

Corporators from Gajuwaka and Malkapuram besides echoed akin concerns, stating that during VIP visits, their already constricted sanitation unit are diverted to the airdrome area, resulting successful mediocre sanitation successful their ain wards.

Ward 4 Corporator D. Yedukondalu Rao expressed disappointment that contempt Bheemunipatnam’s merger with GVMC years agone with hopes of development, galore areas successful his ward inactive deficiency due roads, drainage systems, burial grounds and drinking h2o facilities.

Ward 40 Corporator G. Nageswara Rao pointed retired the deteriorating information of a culvert successful his ward, which caused terrible inundation of colonies during the caller Cyclone Montha. He urged officials to wide canals earlier the adjacent cyclone season.

Ward 28 Corporator Palla Appalakonda raised concerns implicit the mediocre information of the BRTS Road agelong betwixt NAD Junction and Pendurthi, stating that the agelong has been witnessing astatine slightest 1 mishap daily.

Ward 10 Corporator M. Rama Lakshmi questioned the neglect of Mudasarlova Park, stating that it has immense imaginable to go a large tourer attraction. Instead, owed to negligence, it has turned into a hub for intoxicant depletion and anti-social activities.

Corporators Ch. Janaki Ram (Ward 37), Suresh (Ward 64) and others complained astir long-pending improvement works that stay incomplete.

Several corporators besides pointed retired the shortage of burial grounds and the deficiency of basal amenities astatine the existing ones., operation of retaining walls successful the hillock areas, improving thoroughfare lighting, etc.

Published - November 21, 2025 08:01 p.m. IST

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