Nizam era drains keep Old City dry

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Nizam era drains keep Old City dry

 Residents inspect a huge sink hole formed near Manju theatre in at Secunderabad; a resident of Patny Nagar wades through knee-deep water and Motorists pass through a badly damaged Musheerabad Main Road in Hyderabad on Saturday. (Photo: S.Surender Reddy & Deepak Deshpande)

Hyderabad: The century-old storm water drain system of the Nizam era has proven that even now it is much better than the modern drainage system. Old mohallas of Hyderabad are not much affected by the recent continuous rain. Rainwater only entered houses in areas colonised after 1960.

When the Musi River was flooded in 1908, the sixth Nizam, Mir Mahboob Ali Khan, appointed Mokshag-ondam Vishweshwarayya as chief adviser to avoid such havoc in future and focus on the draining of storm water. He asked him to study Hyderabad and chalk out an elaborate plan to manage the floods and for storm water management.

After his demise in 1911, the seventh Nizam, Mir Osman Ali Khan, established the City Improvement Board to provide better civic facilities in the city. Later, the City Drainage Board was established in 1926.

The system is still serving efficiently despite a manifold increase in the population. During the recent incessant rain, it survived the severe force of the water. Old mohallas like Moghalpura, Khilwat, Fateh Darwaza, Chelapura, Hussaini Al-am, Sultan Shahi and Chanchalguda are areas never affected during heavy rains. In these areas, rainwater recedes in lesser time as the lines of the storm water drains and drainage drains are much deeper and wider compared with lines developed after the Nizam era.

In the Old City, New colonies which emerged in Tolichowki like Nizam Colony, Salar Jung Colony, MD Lines, Nadeem Colony, Al-Hasnat Colony, Al-Kareem Colony, Owaisi Colony, Akbarpura, Balreddyn-agar are most affected areas which are inundated every year.

Residents complained that the GHMC authorities do not de-silt the Balkampet nala passing through the military area.

Dr Gade Venkatesh, a sanitation expert, said Asaf Jahi rulers were keen to acquire world class facilities in their estate and always focused on high quality. Whatever they built and developed were the world’s best standards of their times. The effective working of that system shows the great vision of the Nizam who had planned keeping in mind the manifold increase in the population.

He said for effective control of drain water in the state capital, there is a need to re-design and re-vamp the drain system taking into account the future population, as the city is expanding rapidly and vastly. At present, the length of the drain canals is about 1,600 kms, which should be extended up to 5,000 kms and for that we have to have 1,1300 more manholes..

President of the Forum M. Ved Kumar said after the floods in Musi River, VII Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan developed the underground drainage system utilising the services of great city planners Mokshagundam Vishw-eshwarayya and Ali Nawaz Jung. That drainage system is still working efficiently.

He said “If we want Hyderabad to be a clean and green city, we have to make Musi River clean and manage it in a systematic manner. Unless we do that, we cannot solve the problem of floods, as every nala of the city drains into the Musi.

“The government has established the Musi River Front Development Corporation. We hope the government will take the initiative in quickly developing a systematic drainage system. To promote this cause, we have also established a group ‘Friends of Musi River’,” the forum president stated.

[Gnan_anna]

1 minute ago, hyperbole said:

Nizam era drains keep Old City dry

 Residents inspect a huge sink hole formed near Manju theatre in at Secunderabad; a resident of Patny Nagar wades through knee-deep water and Motorists pass through a badly damaged Musheerabad Main Road in Hyderabad on Saturday. (Photo: S.Surender Reddy & Deepak Deshpande)

Hyderabad: The century-old storm water drain system of the Nizam era has proven that even now it is much better than the modern drainage system. Old mohallas of Hyderabad are not much affected by the recent continuous rain. Rainwater only entered houses in areas colonised after 1960.

When the Musi River was flooded in 1908, the sixth Nizam, Mir Mahboob Ali Khan, appointed Mokshag-ondam Vishweshwarayya as chief adviser to avoid such havoc in future and focus on the draining of storm water. He asked him to study Hyderabad and chalk out an elaborate plan to manage the floods and for storm water management.

After his demise in 1911, the seventh Nizam, Mir Osman Ali Khan, established the City Improvement Board to provide better civic facilities in the city. Later, the City Drainage Board was established in 1926.

The system is still serving efficiently despite a manifold increase in the population. During the recent incessant rain, it survived the severe force of the water. Old mohallas like Moghalpura, Khilwat, Fateh Darwaza, Chelapura, Hussaini Al-am, Sultan Shahi and Chanchalguda are areas never affected during heavy rains. In these areas, rainwater recedes in lesser time as the lines of the storm water drains and drainage drains are much deeper and wider compared with lines developed after the Nizam era.

In the Old City, New colonies which emerged in Tolichowki like Nizam Colony, Salar Jung Colony, MD Lines, Nadeem Colony, Al-Hasnat Colony, Al-Kareem Colony, Owaisi Colony, Akbarpura, Balreddyn-agar are most affected areas which are inundated every year.

Residents complained that the GHMC authorities do not de-silt the Balkampet nala passing through the military area.

Dr Gade Venkatesh, a sanitation expert, said Asaf Jahi rulers were keen to acquire world class facilities in their estate and always focused on high quality. Whatever they built and developed were the world’s best standards of their times. The effective working of that system shows the great vision of the Nizam who had planned keeping in mind the manifold increase in the population.

He said for effective control of drain water in the state capital, there is a need to re-design and re-vamp the drain system taking into account the future population, as the city is expanding rapidly and vastly. At present, the length of the drain canals is about 1,600 kms, which should be extended up to 5,000 kms and for that we have to have 1,1300 more manholes..

President of the Forum M. Ved Kumar said after the floods in Musi River, VII Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan developed the underground drainage system utilising the services of great city planners Mokshagundam Vishw-eshwarayya and Ali Nawaz Jung. That drainage system is still working efficiently.

He said “If we want Hyderabad to be a clean and green city, we have to make Musi River clean and manage it in a systematic manner. Unless we do that, we cannot solve the problem of floods, as every nala of the city drains into the Musi.

“The government has established the Musi River Front Development Corporation. We hope the government will take the initiative in quickly developing a systematic drainage system. To promote this cause, we have also established a group ‘Friends of Musi River’,” the forum president stated.

Bhayyo...ippudu idhi vesinava...Inka digutharu chudu ....chanakyuni shishyulu...sampestharu...

[ChinnaBhasha]

Mokshagundam vishweshwaraiah 

Salute to him. Ayanaki pettali statues, not to our fichakayal politicians. 

[Android_Halwa]

If any one get a chance, study the drainage and stormwater system of old hyderabad...

high lying areas canals are bit wider and carry more water and empty to near by Ponds or Musi...even today, when it rains like hell, with in 1-2 hours, storm water antha drain ayipotadi...thickly populated and congested roads yet this system works so good...

1947 nundi 2019 varaku vunna adminsitrators antha yedhavalu.....especially 1995-2004 lo vunnodu...

[lovemystate]

13 minutes ago, ChinnaBhasha said:

Mokshagundam vishweshwaraiah 

Salute to him. Ayanaki pettali statues, not to our fichakayal politicians. 

Nizam kindha, british kinda ippudu america kinda baane chestharle gumasthallaga...villani power lo pedithena daridram vacchedhi. Just take a look at varanasi - the $hittiest place in india because it is run by them.

[lovemystate]

7 minutes ago, Android_Halwa said:

If any one get a chance, study the drainage and stormwater system of old hyderabad...

high lying areas canals are bit wider and carry more water and empty to near by Ponds or Musi...even today, when it rains like hell, with in 1-2 hours, storm water antha drain ayipotadi...thickly populated and congested roads yet this system works so good...

1947 nundi 2019 varaku vunna adminsitrators antha yedhavalu.....especially 1995-2004 lo vunnodu...

emathram city vundhante ..aa 1995-2004 valle. Ippudu dhigaduga 100 days white topping LANGA nayala. Ippudu kooda a 1995-04 manishi kattina genome city, hi tech city cheppi koorchovalisindhe.

[Idassamed]

30 minutes ago, lovemystate said:

emathram city vundhante ..aa 1995-2004 valle. Ippudu dhigaduga 100 days white topping LANGA nayala. Ippudu kooda a 1995-04 manishi kattina genome city, hi tech city cheppi koorchovalisindhe.

Nee g raa picchi pulka. Akkad amatter enti nuvvu vaguthunnadeti. 

[lovemystate]

Just now, Idassamed said:

Nee g raa picchi pulka. Akkad amatter enti nuvvu vaguthunnadeti. 

Halwa gaadi vagindheti ..1996-04 dhoola ekkuvai theesukocchadu...response chadavaka thappadhu.

[Gnan_anna]

42 minutes ago, Android_Halwa said:

If any one get a chance, study the drainage and stormwater system of old hyderabad...

high lying areas canals are bit wider and carry more water and empty to near by Ponds or Musi...even today, when it rains like hell, with in 1-2 hours, storm water antha drain ayipotadi...thickly populated and congested roads yet this system works so good...

1947 nundi 2019 varaku vunna adminsitrators antha yedhavalu.....especially 1995-2004 lo vunnodu...

1995 nundi 2014 varaku esuko bedaru....justify aithadhi...

[Idassamed]

2 minutes ago, lovemystate said:

Halwa gaadi vagindheti ..1996-04 dhoola ekkuvai theesukocchadu...response chadavaka thappadhu.

CBN chesadani piitala dora kooda oppukunnadu kada. Inka matter over. No one can deny that

 

[lovemystate]

3 minutes ago, Gnan_anna said:

1995 nundi 2014 varaku esuko bedaru....justify aithadhi...

Rey halwa ga ...ee LANGA dora ki 2004-14 nee eddie palana kooda nacchale...ippudu illega nee doralu ..madda kudavara

[Android_Halwa]

42 minutes ago, lovemystate said:

emathram city vundhante ..aa 1995-2004 valle. Ippudu dhigaduga 100 days white topping LANGA nayala. Ippudu kooda a 1995-04 manishi kattina genome city, hi tech city cheppi koorchovalisindhe.

Boorugula Ramakrishna rao nundi KCR varaku evadu kuda dappu kottaledu nene kattina, nene peekina, nene narikina, anni nene chesina ani....except one duffer who was CM between 1995-2004.

[RaaoSaab]

2 minutes ago, Android_Halwa said:

Boorugula Ramakrishna rao nundi KCR varaku evadu kuda dappu kottaledu nene kattina, nene peekina, nene narikina, anni nene chesina ani....except one duffer who was CM between 1995-2004.

Andh(undh) ra pradesh

[RunRaajaRun123]

3 minutes ago, Android_Halwa said:

Boorugula Ramakrishna rao nundi KCR varaku evadu kuda dappu kottaledu nene kattina, nene peekina, nene narikina, anni nene chesina ani....except one duffer who was CM between 1995-2004.

Aadu unnadu kabattey hyderbad ane brand name telisindhi

lekapothe modda bhi ledhu banchan kal moktha batch ki

[lovemystate]

3 minutes ago, Android_Halwa said:

Boorugula Ramakrishna rao nundi KCR varaku evadu kuda dappu kottaledu nene kattina, nene peekina, nene narikina, anni nene chesina ani....except one duffer who was CM between 1995-2004.

Dappukottadaaniki ..em peekarani ..CBN aithe thopu ..chesaadu. Assalu Hyd telugolla kindha vunte adhbutam ga vundedhi more than half revenue delhi ki velli thirigi raadu kooda.