HYDERABAD: To keep track of denizens who dump garbage in an unscrupulous and unauthorised dumping across the city, and especially at the 1,116 garbage vulnerable points (GVPs) which the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation had successfully eliminated last year, the corporation is to seek the support of city police and utilise the CCTV cameras installed in law and order (L&O) purpose. GVPs are the open dumps of garbage commonly seen on the roadside.
The corporation has learnt that the programme for elimination of GVPs has gone for a toss as more than 50 per cent of them have resurfaced with people continuing to dump the garbage at these spots as there was no proper mechanism to check them.
And if CCTVs are not found near the GVP points at any places, the GHMC is ready to partner with the city police to set up cameras there after taking a list of such locations, GHMC officials said.
GHMC commissioner B Janardhan Reddy will be addressing a letter to the police commissioners of Hyderabad and Cyberabad soon seeking cooperation from the police for utilising the existing CCTV cameras.
The GHMC will be submitting a complete list of 1,116 GVP points in all circles to the police commissionerates for taking necessary action.
Officials have warned serious action against garbage dumpers. GHMC officials said that use of installed CCTV cameras would prevent throwing of garbage waste at these points and check further spread of GVPs with strict vigilance by deputy municipal commissioners and assistant medical officer health (AMOHs).
The CCTVs will help GHMC keep a continuous tab on those who dump garbage illegally at the eliminated GVPs, stringent action would be taken against those caught. In a study conducted by ASCI revealed that there were 1,109 GVPs across 24 circles.
It indicated that Circles 4A, 4B, 7, 9A, 9B, Alwal, Patancheru, Kukatpally were found to be vulnerable.