Former ministers Harish Rao and Talasani Srinivas Yadav visited the Panchamukha Sankatahara Maha Ganapathi at Khairatabad on Thursday and performed special prayers. Harish Rao said the Khairatabad Ganesh is renowned worldwide and, along with Charminar and Golconda, is key to Hyderabad's brand image. He called the installation of the 69-foot clay idol significant and noted the 125-foot Ambedkar statue installed by KCR during BRS rule. He urged coordination during immersion to prevent a repeat of the Patancheru incident.
Statutory approvals and a traffic police NOC have been received for a skywalk linking LB Nagar metro station to the Vasavi Ananda Nilayam gated community, being built with 3,576 flats, Vasavi Group CMD Yerram Vijay Kumar said in a statement on Wednesday. Designed by IIT Hyderabad, the Rs 15 crore project must be completed in six months under an agreement with L&T Hyderabad Metro. Vasavi Avenues LLP and SR Infra and Developers will build it, with 10 main pillars alongside NH-65, plus ramp, lift and stairs.
A mass annadanam was organised on Wednesday at the Ganapathi mandapam set up for Vinayaka Navaratri celebrations at Karepalli Cross Road (Ramalingapuram) in Singareni mandal of Khammam district. The food offering was donated by the couple Mekala Rambabu and Uma. Special abhishekam rituals were performed for the deity earlier. Hundreds of devotees from surrounding villages attended and received food and theertha prasadam. Donor family members Mekala Manasa, Mounika and Risvitha Krishna, village elders, youth and festival committee members took part.
GHMC officials said Saturday that new drinking water pipeline works in Kukatpally division will begin Monday. A 14-kilometre pipeline will be laid at a cost of Rs 12 crore. Officials said the works would be completed in 90 days, and that one lane on Musapet Road would be closed from 10 am to 5 pm during this period. They said nearly 40,000 families would get improved water supply.
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) will begin a night-time garbage collection drive in Kukatpally and Miyapur from Monday. Trucks will operate on main roads between 10 pm and 5 am so that morning traffic is not obstructed. Officials said 40 new vehicles have been added for the drive. Residents have been asked to place waste outside their premises only after 9 pm.
TSSPDCL has announced a scheduled power shutdown in Kukatpally, KPHB and Miyapur from 10 am to 4 pm today for feeder maintenance. Supply will be restored earlier if the work finishes ahead of time. Residents are advised to store water and charge inverters and devices in advance.
HMWSSB has suspended drinking-water supply in Madhapur and Kondapur for 24 hours, from 8 am today to 8 am tomorrow, for an emergency pipeline repair. Residents are asked to store water in advance and can book a tanker on the board's helpline 155313 if needed.
Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has announced a night bus service connecting Uppal, LB Nagar and Dilsukhnagar with Gachibowli and HITEC City. Forty electric buses will run 10 pm to 4 am at 20-minute intervals from October 2, targeting night-shift IT workers. Fares are capped at Rs 60 for the full route, with a monthly pass at Rs 1,200. Officials expect 15,000 daily riders and plan a Secunderabad extension by December.
The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board has said the third phase of the Godavari drinking water project will supply an additional 172 million gallons a day to the city from December. The Rs 3,375 crore phase carries water 209 km from the Yellampally reservoir. Officials said it will end summer shortages in the western suburbs of Gachibowli, Kokapet and the Financial District, which have grown faster than existing supply.
Authorities have begun land acquisition for the 68-km Warangal outer ring road, issuing notifications for 42 villages across the district. The Rs 2,034 crore project will connect the Hyderabad and Karimnagar highways and is expected to be completed by 2028. Officials said farmers losing land will receive compensation at 1.5 times the registration value along with a rehabilitation package. The announcement follows protests over rates in two mandals.
The Mission Bhagiratha grid now supplies treated drinking water to 900 villages in Nalgonda district, the collector said. The district has long been affected by fluoride contamination. Piped water now reaches 96 percent of households, compared with 40 percent five years ago. Health officials reported a decline in fluorosis cases and said the remaining habitations would be covered by March.
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has announced a night-time electric bus service linking Uppal, LB Nagar and Dilsukhnagar with the IT corridor at Gachibowli and HITEC City. Forty electric buses will run between 10 pm and 4 am at 20-minute intervals from October 2, intended for night-shift IT workers. Fares are capped at Rs 60 for the full route and a monthly pass costs Rs 1,200. The corporation expects about 15,000 riders a day.
