CMC Launches Crackdown After Deadly Building Collapse

Two workers were killed when an unauthorized, under-construction building collapsed in the Anjaiah Nagar area of Gachibowli on August 22. In response, the Cyberabad Municipal Corporation has launched a sweeping enforcement drive against illegal constructions, suspending a municipal officer and seeking criminal charges against the property owners.

The collapse, which occurred in the Serilingampally Mandal of Ranga Reddy district, involved a seven-storey structure with a penthouse built on a plot of approximately 50 to 60 square yards. The deceased were identified as Mahtab and Umesh, migrant workers from Madhya Pradesh. The incident also damaged a neighboring apartment complex. Investigations by the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency indicated the building had been erected on a nala, or drainage channel, compromising its structural stability.

Immediate administrative action followed the tragedy. On August 22, CMC Commissioner G. Srijana suspended U. Santosh Kumar, the Town Planning Building Officer for Circle 50, Madhapur, for failing to stop the unauthorized construction. The municipal corporation also formally requested the Raidurgam Police Station to...