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Hyderabad, Nov 25 (IANS) In a move that is likely to turn Hyderabad into one of the largest city agglomerations in the country, the Telangana Cabinet has decided to merge all the municipalities and corporations within the Hyderabad Telangana Core Urban Area with the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC).
At a meeting chaired by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday, the Cabinet approved the merger of 27 urban local bodies (ULBs) (municipalities and corporations) within, outside and adjacent to the Outer Ring Road with GHMC.
The Cabinet approved necessary amendments to the GHMC Act and Telangana Municipal Act for this purpose.
The areas proposed to be merged with GHMC include Pedda Amberpet, Jalapalli, Shamshabad, Turkyamjal, Manikonda, Narsingi, Adibatla, Thukkuguda, Medchal, Dammaiguda, Nagaram, Pocharam, Ghatkesar, Gundlapochampalli, Thumkunta, Kompally, Dundigal, Bollaram, Telpur, Ameenpur, Badangpet, Includes Bandlaguda Jagir, Meerpet. Boduppal, Peerzadiguda, Jawaharnagar and Nizampet.
The merger is expected to increase the area of GHMC to 1,800 to 2,000 square kilometres, compared to the existing area of about 650 square kilometres.
This will turn Hyderabad into one of the largest and most populous urban agglomerations in the country.
The move is expected to ensure uniform and regulated urban growth with planned expansion, seamless infrastructure and service delivery.
This is also expected to prevent haphazard settlement increase congestion and environmental stress.
According to the Department of Municipal Administration and Urban Development, the integration of 27 urban local bodies with GHMC will also facilitate efficient resource mobilisation, disaster management and investment flow.
The department said unregulated development in outlying municipalities has led to disparities in the quality of urban services, infrastructure and planning standards.
Integrating these ULBs with GHMC results in uniform standards for housing, roads, sanitation, water supply and public facilities.
The proposal to merge 27 ULBs was under consideration for the last few months and the decision has been taken after the tenure of the local bodies ended.
The tenure of the current GHMC also ends in February 2026.
–IANS
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