GHMC, which is mired in debt, is preparing to borrow for another project. Finance department officials are in talks with several banks for a loan of at least 500 Crore in the wake of a lack of funding for new projects. The government has focused on the development of Nala to stop inundation during the floods. To this end, a special unit has been set up under the Strategic Nala Development Program (SNDP).The government has also issued administrative clearances for the first phase of the Rs 858 crore project. While the tender process for works in many places has been completed, in some zones, there is no response to the tenders. So, re-notification is being announced. So, GHMC has recently decided to take a loan due to a lack of funds for the project.Rs 10,000 crore is required for the development/expansion of Nalas to improve the flood drainage system in the city. It is almost impossible to spend that amount all at once. GHMC has launched an exercise to mobilize the required amount through self-financing resources in the absence of government funding for the project.Officials are in talks with representatives of various banks in order to get the loan. Finance ministry sources said it expects to borrow at least Rs 500 crore. The orders state that the impact fee collected during the issuance of building permits on commercial corridors recently announced by the municipality should be utilized for SNDP works. It is estimated that this could fetch around Rs 120-150 crore annually. The impact fee will be shown as a source of income and the loan will be taken.

Debt Mired GHMC Looking For 500 Crore Loan

MLC Kalvakuntla <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._Kavitha">Kavitha</a>’s Telangana Jagruthi has been doing a phenomenal job promoting Telangana and Bathukamma culture. Recently <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathukamma">Bathukamma</a> Special song was also released as a part of this program. The song has been composed, produced, and arranged by Oscar-Winning Music Director and Pride of India AR Rahman. The video directed by Gautham Menon has hogged the limelight across the nation. Kavitha is going a notch higher now and has worked out something very big.&nbsp;A video of Bathukamma will be played on the iconic Burj Khalifa towers in Dubai tomorrow. Burj Khalifa is the tallest tower globally.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burj_Khalifa">Burj Khalifa</a> is one of the&nbsp;top attractions in the world.&nbsp;Lakhs of people will witness it directly and through the internet once the video is screened there.This phenomenal event will also attract international press, which will be a fitting tribute to the floral festival of Telangana. So the world will be able to witness the event twice on October 23rd evening at 9.40 PM and 10.40 PM IST.

MLC Kavitha Puts Bathukamma On Global Platform

"Those who want to get temporary licenses for selling crackers during Diwali should apply through tspolice.gov.in and eServices.tspolice.gov.in," said Hyderabad and Rachakonda Police Commissioners Anjani Kumar and Mahesh Bhagawath. The license will be issued under the auspices of the DCPs of the respective zones.NOC from the Divisional Fire Officer along with the application form, letter of permission issued by the concerned authorities in case of government land, permission letter from the landlord in case of private land, a copy of the old license issued last year (optional), NOC from the neighbors, site plan of the store to be set up is to be submitted.Those who set up shops under the respective police commissionerates will have to pay a license fee of Rs. 600. If the shop is under Hyderabad Commissionerate, the fee should be paid in SBI Gunfoundry Branch, and In the case of the Rachakonda Commissionerate, it should be paid in SBI Keesara Branch which is present in Medchal - Malkajgiri Collectorate office.

Police Department Starts Issuing Licenses For Crackers Sale

The GHMC has intensified its campaign against mosquitoes in Greater Hyderabad. It is coming up with a detailed plan to eradicate mosquitoes that cause deadly diseases. They are installing machines that resemble human beings to hunt mosquitoes. The mosquito-killing machine attracts mosquitoes up to 500 meters designed with the latest technology.&nbsp;These machines were set up in seven places within the six zones of the Greater and have shown good results. With this, the corporation will bring in three more machines by the end of the month and set them up at two places in Secunderabad and another in Khairatabad.Mosquitoes usually sniff out human breath, body heat, and odors. The Machine works on the same principle. Carbon dioxide is first released from the machine, followed by a temperature of 39-40 degrees. It uses technology in missions to emit human body odor and attracts mosquitoes up to 500 meters away. Mosquitoes get trapped into an airbag and die as soon as the fan turns inside.The carbon dioxide cylinders have to be changed every two to three months. Mosquito Killing Machine works for 12 hours. Power consumption is mandatory. While two machines have already been set up in the High Court, MRDCL installed more such machines in Hydershakote, Chaitanyapuri, and Puranapool as part of the Musi cleaning mission. Seven are in use on behalf of GHMC. The performance of the machines is constantly monitored by GHMC Entomology officers.

GHMC Bringing In Mosquito Killing Machines

<a href="https://www.hyderabadwater.gov.in/en/">HMWSSB</a> (The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board) is sparing no effort to ensure an uninterrupted drinking water supply to the consumers in the Greater Hyderabad. The consumers, on the other hand, are enjoying the benefits but refusing to clear the pending arrears. Reports suggest that more than 49,300 consumers owe a total of Rs 569 crore to the Water Board, which they are refusing to pay.In fact, the water board identified these 49,300 as Consumer Account Numbers (CANs) as “never paid CANs.” The Operation and Maintenance (O&amp;M) Division 1, covering the Old City, tops the list with 5,950 “never paid CANs” and Rs 14.35 crore worth pending bills. It is followed by Division 4 with 1,648 CANs and Rs 8.26 crore pending bills and Division 33 with 3,993 CANs and Rs 6.82 crore pending billsGiven such large unpaid bills by the consumers, the HMWSSB authorities are preparing to take strict action, including the disconnection of water connections.By the end of October, the authorities have been instructed to collect 100% of bills from the defaulters whose connections have a 40mm or more pipe size and 50% of the arrears from the remaining commercial customers.

Staggering 569 Crores of Unpaid Water Bills 

The notorious <a href="http://www.cybercelldelhi.in/Appkyc.html">KYC frauds</a> in the city continue as the latest victim, a pilot, lost Rs.10.38 lakh. A statement released by the police says that cyber fraudsters conned the pilot on the excuse of updating KYC details of his bank records. On Thursday, the victim had gone to an ATM center to withdraw some cash and change his PIN, but due to some technical reasons, he could not do so and returned home. After some time, he received an SMS from an unknown number asking him to update his KYC details.According to Hyderabad <a href="https://hyderabadpolice.gov.in/Cybercrimes.html">Cybercrime</a> officials, the fraudsters sent a link to the victim's mobile phone, asking him to click it and follow the guidelines. He typed in his details, including CVV number and the OTPs he received through SMSes. He later found that an amount of Rs.10.38 lakh was debited from his bank account.The police booked a case following a complaint from the victim and are investigating.

City Pilot Loses More Than 1 Million To KYC Fraud

The pandemic is showing a downward curve, at least for now, and the market is once again buoyant. Big companies are eyeing office spaces in the city, thanks to the infrastructural and business developments here. Hyderabad has emerged as the most resilient city by registering maximum share in leasing volume at 2.5 million sq ft, surpassing Bengaluru, as the companies looked at large block deals and even leased entire buildings<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BFSI">BFSI</a> and flexible workspaces accounted for 66 percent of total demand in Hyderabad. In Q3, 2021, it was seen that Raidurg saw maximum leasing traction accounting for 53 percent demand, while HITEC city contributed for 40 percent.After a hard-hitting second quarter, the overall absorption numbers rose by 89 percent quarter-on-quarter, leveraging tenant favorable market dynamics. IT sector-driven companies in Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and Pune accounted for 62 percent of gross absorption in Q3, 2021. In fact, large deals made a comeback led by demand from flexible workspace operators.Pan-India, too, there was a demand for flexible workspaces to tide over uncertain times. The share of Flexi workspaces in leasing increased to 26 percent in Q3 2021. Leading flexible workspace operators focused on signing large block deals exceeding 1,00,000 sqft in almost all major cities. Pune accounted for the largest share in flexible workspace, followed by Hyderabad.

City Does Brisk Business in Flexible Office Space Segment

This year’s monsoon might have showered the city with abundant rains but has also damaged many roads, which has resulted in the formation of several potholes and hundreds of waterlogging points across the city. Across <a href="https://www.ghmc.gov.in/">GHMC</a> (the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation), over 15,000 potholes have formed in this season of monsoon.Though 14,000 potholes were filled out of these, still works need to be done on the remaining 1,000. Rains have exposed the substandard quality of roads laid by the GHMC and also those laid by private companies under the Comprehensive Road Maintenance Programme. With the rise in complaints on water-logging whenever it rains, GHMC has identified 178 water-logging points. Among these, it is claimed that 126 points have been cleared.GHMC has been constructing table drains at water-logging points to avoid stagnation. This apart, catchments connected to the nearest drain help in the free flow of stormwater. The GHMC officials say that road repairs, maintenance, and re-carpeting works are being carried out at all the damaged roads. Compared to last year, however, the monsoon has been kinder to city roads. According to a senior official, Roads are being improved every year. Once the monsoon ends completely, they have plans to resume road works across Hyderabad.

GHMC Stands Exposed After Formation of 15000 Potholes

<a href="https://www.ghmc.gov.in/">GHMC</a> is setting up new traffic signals in congested areas as part of its efforts to permanently check traffic congestion in Greater. A total of 221 traffic signals are available within the GHMC range. There are 155 traffic junctions in Hyderabad, 41 in Cyberabad, and 25 in Rachakonda.With the idea of ​​adding technology to the traffic signal system and making the signal system work automatically, the state-of-the-art signal system was set up at 221 junctions. In addition to modernizing the existing 221 traffic signaling system, work has been initiated to set up new traffic signals at 155 intersections in view of the increasing traffic congestion. Rs 59 crore is being spent on this.As part of this, work was completed at 75 places and traffic signals were made available. Recently, new signals have been launched in Begumpet, Panjagutta, Uppal, Jubilee Hills, and Madhapur. Its unique feature is that the signaling system operates automatically in response to traffic congestion.The ATAC system is constantly monitored by the traffic central server. Officials said work was being carried out on a war footing and the project would be completed by the end of this month. In addition, traffic signboards are being set up as part of road safety measures. Officials said traffic signboards have been set up at 1,500 places so far in the school zone, left and right.

Automated Signals To End Traffic Snarls

A motorcyclist riding a bike without a helmet was stopped and checked by traffic police. But then, the Police have got a shock of their life seeing the list of challans on the vehicle. Of the 90 pending challans, 78 were levied for riding the bike without a helmet.On Wednesday, Mahankali traffic police stopped a young man riding a bike (TS10 EP0298) on the Secunderabad railway station road as part of a vehicle inspection. When checked, 90 challans and a fine of Rs 32,960 were pending on the bike. The Police seized the bike. The Rider did not bother to pay the challans or wear a helmet even after multiple challans.Even when the police stopped and seized the bike, the rider is not wearing a helmet. He is not holding a driving license. Challan worth 700 Rupees for both the offenses were imposed at the time of seizing. SI Shankar Nayak lamented that no matter how many awareness programs were conducted on the importance of wearing helmets as a matter of duty for life protection, such youths would not change.

78 Challans For No Helmet But No Way Wearing One!

The famous nightlife of Charminar that came to a standstill ever since the pandemic began is now thinking of beginning nights of shopping, food, and lots of walking. This comes off more as demand after the city has witnessed some fantastic and crowd-pulling Sundays at Tank Bund.&nbsp;People have also wanted to venture to the iconic location at night as they seem to find the activity too high and unsafe during the day. Also, the high temperatures have been keeping people from roaming.&nbsp;People have been expressing how the iconic location that was once a night-long spot for friends and family to indulge in street food and shopping is now seeing a deserted look by midnight. With full vaccinations and masks becoming a lifestyle, people are slowly taking one step ahead to desire spending weekends with family and friends at a location that was a super spreading area for months during the two waves of the pandemic.&nbsp;Netizens took to social media platforms and discussed how Jubilee Hills and Gachibowli are open till next morning with insane parties but no respite for Charminar. Few people reached the police and got to know from the authority about how eve-teasing, misbehavior, and other petty crimes have kept the police on their toes which is why the law enforcement is closing down the perimeter by midnight to reduce these cases. AIMIM’s Charminar MLA Mumtaz Ahmed Khan expressed that talks are going on with authorities, and nightlife will begin after considering all aspects, including tight security and vaccination and other covid protocols.