Residents of several residential colonies around Auto Nagar in Mansoorabad have alleged that garbage, chemical waste and animal carcasses are being dumped in open areas at night, prompting assurances of cleanup, surveillance and legal action from local authorities.
LB Nagar MLA D Sudheer Reddy and pollution control board local officer Venkata Narasiah visited Auto Nagar on Friday and met residents who complained of foul smells, stagnant water and health hazards linked to the alleged dumping. Residents also urged authorities to deploy pumps to drain accumulated water and strengthen monitoring in the area.
The MLA said officials from the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) and the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) would clear the stagnant sewage water. He also said strict action would be taken against those allegedly dumping animal carcasses and other waste materials in the locality.
The complaints bring together two connected civic problems in an area where industrial and residential uses exist close to each other: the disposal of waste and the movement of contaminated water through local drainage infrastructure. Residents have alleged that dumping is taking place at night, making enforcement and identification of offenders a central concern.
According to the report, inspections were being carried out at chemical and fertiliser godowns and mechanical sheds in the Auto Nagar industrial area. The MLA said legal action would be taken against units discharging waste and chemicals into drainage lines. The inspections are intended to examine whether industrial establishments are contributing to the pollution complaints raised by residents.
The MLA also said a watchman had been appointed in the area and that sewage treatment plant facilities had been constructed in the past. He further stated that a storm-water drain had been built at a cost of Rs 6 crore. The presence of these assets, alongside the current complaints about stagnant sewage water, places attention on their operation, maintenance and ability to prevent waste and wastewater from entering open areas and drainage lines.
The response followed representations from residents of the affected colonies, with former corporators Vithal Reddy, Tanguturi Nagaraju and Jakkidi Raghuveer Reddy, along with colony presidents, also present during the visit. The immediate administrative steps announced were the clearance of stagnant water, inspections of industrial premises, surveillance and action against alleged illegal dumping.
The report does not specify the quantity or composition of the chemical waste, the number of locations where dumping was observed, or whether any notices, samples or prosecutions had already been issued. Further details from GHMC, HYDRAA and the pollution control authorities will be necessary to establish the source of the waste and the enforcement action that follows. For residents, the next visible test will be whether the stagnant water is removed and whether night-time dumping is prevented through sustained monitoring.
