Merchants resist demolition of shops by GHMC

Mohammed Hussain mohammedhussain.reporter@gmail.com Hyderabad: With the Meteorology Department forecasting heavy rains in Hyderabad and other parts of Telangana today the apprehension of buildings collapsing and causing deaths and injuries to the citizens has heightened.
According to sources in GHMC more than 500 buildings have been identified as vulnerable to heavy rains. “Houses might collapse, they do in every rainy season. What is our fear is that the people inside those houses or those who are passing close by such buildings might get hurt? Some of them might even die or receive grievous injuries,” they said.
These fears have been compounded by the news of about 15 persons getting killed in Pune owing to the collapse of buildings.
Dana Kishore, GHMC Commissioner, says that the Town Planning Wing is finding it difficult to undertake demolitions in many parts of the city, especially Begum Bazaar and Secunderabad. There are many old and dilapidated buildings there. But the officials are being prevented from carrying out their duty.