Urban Flooding Issues Persist in Hyderabad Despite Promised Solutions

Osmannagar Colony in Jalpally municipality is one area that gets inundated during every monsoon. Unlike other low-lying areas, the water does not drain out for days and people have to shift to other areas.

The area falls under Maheshwaram constituency where former education minister Sabitha Indra Reddy was the MLA.

Brindavan Colony in Toli Chowki, P&T Colony in Gaddiannaram ward (LB Nagar), the area around IDL Lake in Kukatpally and Mamata Colony in Nagole are some examples that get inundated during monsoon. Unlike Osmannagar the water here drains out once the rains recede.
Under SNPD, the BRS government proposed to revamp the stormwater drain network in and around the city and 58 works were proposed. Among them 37 are under GHMC limits, of which five major works including at the Hussainsagar and Balkapur nalas are yet to be completed.

Of the 21 works proposed in the urban local bodies (ULBs) outside GHMC limits, 10 are incomplete.