INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Hyderabad: Rampant encroachment and construction and opportunities to legalise illegal structures have turned the city more flood-prone
This was evidenced in the deluge the city went through in the last two weeks
The absence of a natural drainage system has left the rainwater with no pathway to flow out.A report compiled by the Geological Survey of
mid-I960s were converted into residential areas
As the necessity of land suitable for the residential purposes kept mounting during the population boom period in Hyderabad, the basic norms
boom is on par with the rise in the population in the area
As the opportunity for employment rises and offices are set up in the city the need for housing rises
the streams, canals and artificial drainage systems which are provided in the cities and metropolises in India are totally choked during
flood times causing inundation of vast areas
The materials that choke the surface drainage are construction wastes (mortar, sand, and brick-pieces) and residential wastes
said.Not to forget plastic
The report says that the callous dumping of plastic waste in natural drains leads to clogging
