The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC,) has filed a case against a construction firm for the destruction of public property. The case was filed at the Banjara Hills police station and the firm was fined Rs. 10 lakhs for pumping water from the cellar of the building onto the road.
The GHMC suspended the building license of the firm and seized two pump sets. This came after the GHMC observed water coming from the cellar of a residential and commercial building under construction.
The Mayor of GHMC Bonthu Rammohan placed the complaint against the accused identified as ‘Legend Constructions’ after noticing the water that was flowing onto the newly laid road.
A GHMC official said, “The water overflow was causing heavy damage to roads that were re-carpeted recently at a cost of Rs. 8 lakh.”
GHMC had approved the construction of a building with four floors plus a ground floor and two cellars by Legend Constructions.
Rammohan reported, “On Sunday night at about 2:30 A.M., I was traveling at the junction where (Banjara Hills) Road No.3 and Road No.14 meet and observed that three roads were inundated in three inches of water. Upon inspection, we discovered that the water was being pumped out from the multi level cellar of the complex under construction.”
The GHMC mayor further said, “Water is to be let out into storm water drain and not on to the roads. We have recently discovered seven to eight such cases, and slapped fines amount to Rs. 50,000 to Rs. 1 lakh. But this is the highest fine ever slapped for such offense.”
The Mayor also pointed out that the water from the cellar was damaging the roads and causing inconvenience to locals commuting on the road.
