AFTER THE MEETHI RIVER CHOKING EPISODE FEW YEARS BACK DURING 95CM RAIN IN ONE DAY POLYTHENE BAGS BANNED IN MUMBAI. OUR GHMC ALSO WAKE UP PROBABLY AFTER LAST YEAR'S FLOOD/RAIN WATER FLOW THROUGH STREETS INSTED OF THROUGH THE NALAS / CANALS IN HYDERABAD AND SUBURBS. YES , BAN ON POLYTHENE BAGS WILL DEFINATLY HELP TO REDUCUE CHOKING OF NALAS TO A CERTAIN EXTENT ,(AS THESE BAGS ARE NOT BIODEGRADABLE), THERE SHOULD BE AN EFFICIENT MECHANISM TO MONITOR THE FREE FLOW OF RAIN WATER THORUGH NALAS. APART FROM THIS ONE MAJOR ASPECT IN HYDERABAD IS THE RAISE IN NUMBER OF APARTMENTS AROUND HYDERBAD, AND NO PROPER WASTE MANAGEMENT IS BEING IMPLEMENTED, THE NALAS AND DRAINS ARE BUILT TO CATER SAY 100 PERSONS , WITH THE RAISE IN APARTMENTS IN SMALL SPACES NOW THEY HAVE TO CATER AROUND 1000-10,000 PERSONS AND HENCE ALL THE GARBAGE IS FREELY FLOWING ON THE ROADS IN LAST RAINY SEASON. HENCE THE AUTHORITIES SHOULD CONSIDER PROPER WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ALSO TO BE INLUDED WHILE PERMITTING MAJOR CONSTRUCTIONS. AND THE INDUSTRIAL WASTE IS ALSO ANOTHER MAJOR CONCERN , THEY ALSO DUMP THE WASTE IN NALAS WHICH IS POLLUTING THE ENVIRONMENT ALSO, AND THE SUFFERERS ARE THE POPULATION STAYING NEAR BY THE NALAS/ DRAINAGES AND IN LOWLAYING AREAS.
POLYTHENE BAGS WERE BANNED BY PROFFESOR. SOUNDARARAJAN GARU IN CHILUKUR TEMPLE WAY BACK.