Overflowing drains, leaky pipelines turn eyesores

Ameerpet: The Nagarjuna Nagar are quite angry with MLA Maganti Gopinath for ignoring their plight due to overflowing drains, leaky pipelines, which are turning colony lanes into open drains. They demand that the Jubilee Hills MLA pay immediate attention to civic problems galore in his constituency, especially at Nagarjuna Nagar in Ameerpet.

"Overflowing drain is the major issue and we have been sharing our plight through WhatsApp to MLA Maganti, Vijay, Radha and others. We also have visited corporators, complained to GHMC officials. Though he heard us, no corrective action has been initiated to redress our grievances. We are highly disappointed with peoples' representatives and officials concerned for the continued negligence," rues Punna Reddy, treasurer of Vijaya Towers Welfare Association.

"Pipelines in this area are old. Due to the increase in the population in the area and lack of planning in laying pipelines and sewage paths, CC roads were constructed. Before constructing the CC roads, there must be a change of sewage lines and that has not happened in this area. Mostly, due to diversion of rainwater lines from Udipi Hotel lane to Nagarjuna Nagar Colony, there frequent overflow of drains. There is no proper passage for the drain to flow because of the small pipe. As a result, overflowing drains are seen in every lane of city causing distress to the people," says Achyuth Ramprasad, a resident of Vijaya Towers, Nagarjuna Nagar.

"It is quiet inexplicable why authorities not responding to the civic issue in my locality. We have been facing this for over a month. Maganti should do this for us. We voted in favor of him and he needs to do this," demands Ragunath Reddy, a resident of Nagarjuna Nagar.

At least now, either the pipelines which are old should be replaced with the new drainage lines with a proper planning or the diverted rainwater to Nagarjuna Nagar needs to be blocked to ease their sufferings to some extent, say the residents of the area.