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Telangana Moves to Replace GHMC Act With Core Urban Law for Hyderabad Region

The plan unifies governance for the three corporations inside the ORR.

Overview

  • Officials said the Hyderabad Core Urban Act is expected to be introduced in the upcoming budget session in the second week of March.
  • The law would replace the GHMC Act and set one framework for GHMC, Cyberabad and Malkajgiri within the ORR limits.
  • Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy ordered tech-led oversight, including unique numbers for every streetlight linked to a central dashboard and on-the-spot grievance resolution.
  • He prioritised public health with CCTV feeds from hotel kitchens to the Command Control Centre, frequent inspections and an explored hotel rating and certification system.
  • Infrastructure and safety directions include fixing accountability for premature road works and transferring ORR-area roads to MAUD, procuring high-rise fire equipment and launching water-harvesting well pilots at junctions.