Karwan: Slum-dwellers Want Govt Educational Institutions and Hospital

Hyderabad: Thousands of residents who have been born in the localities and nine slums in Karwan Assembly lament that they have remained perennially neglected. There is no government school or college or a government hospital in their area.

Most of the residents living in slums are auto drivers, painters or fruit vendors, who cannot provide education to their children as only private educational institutes function in their surroundings.

Over 90 percent of those in Mahabub Colony, Ghirra, Natraj Nagar, Talagadda, Joshwadi, Kishanagar, Sarvarnagar, Alinagar, Asifnagar and other slums are joint families. Elderly people are particularly hit as there is no government hospital within a 2.5 km radius.

“We have been requesting the government to provide government hospital in our areas for the past 10 years but to no avail,” said Mohammed Sallauddin of Mahabub Colony.

“Recently my father suffered a heart stroke in the early hours and by the time we took him to Osmania general hospital that is over 3.5 km from our house, he passed away, The doctors informed that had we brought him early they could have saved him. In emergencies we have to rush to Parnipura government hospital that has no emergency facilities or Niloufer that is always crowded,” he said.

“We have been working hard for our children’s future. We don’t want them to struggle like us. We wish to educate them but there is no government school in our locality. Politicians only come during election time,” said M. Madhavi Rani from Natraj nagar.

“Most of the slums are in low-lying areas. Our areas have only four inch drain lines that get overflowed even during normal days. When it rains drain water overflows to Ghirra nala that passes through eight slums,” said Mohammed Asif, a resident of Alinagar slum. He added that the filth from uncollected garbage that is found in the corner of every locality has caused health hazards to the locals.

“Our children often fall ill. There are only private clinics in our area. I request our MLA to ensure a government school, hospital and college in our locality. Most of them work in hotels, sell fruits or in private companies. Their children’s lives are ruined because of lack of education,” said G. Lakshman, a retired government teacher from Gudimalkapur.