The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC)has so far demolished close to 300 dilapidated structures in the city.
The civic body also alerted its officers to evacuate people from all dilapidated buildings and be ready with their monsoon emergency teams.
On Friday, the GHMC officials demolished a building in Shastripuram ward after the wall of the G+1 building in Owaisi Hills was in a dilapidated condition due to the recent rains.
“We had to bring down the structure as it was located on the hill and was posing danger to the people as well as other buildings nearby,” said AIMIM’s Mohammed Mubin, corporator from Shastripuram ward.
Further, the officials said that they have also identified two more dilapidated buildings in the same area. A similar drive is being taken up in all six GHMC zones.
The GHMC had identified 563 buildings that are structurally unfit and initiated measures to avoid loss of life and property. Officials have been put on alert over messages from IMD and have been told to act immediately on citizen complaints.
“We have prepared a list of all dilapidated structures in each circle which includes newly-identified structures following which the special demolition drive was taken up,” a GHMC official said. The special drive was started on June 26.
