Hyderabad: December 31, Posted on 5:46 PM IST
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) on Tuesday presented its annual performance review for 2025, detailing progress and challenges across key civic sectors including sanitation, public health, infrastructure development, environmental management, revenue mobilisation and digital governance.
Addressing the media at the GHMC Head Office, GHMC Commissioner R. V. Karnan outlined major initiatives undertaken during the year, ongoing projects, and priority areas for the coming period, while underlining the role of administrative reforms and citizen participation in improving urban services.
In sanitation and solid waste management, GHMC secured the 6th rank in Swachh Survekshan 2025, along with a 7-Star Garbage Free City rating, Water+ ODF re-certification, and the Promising Swachh Shehar of Telangana award. The city strengthened its waste-processing infrastructure with the commissioning of a 24 MW RDF-based Waste-to-Energy Plant (Phase-II) and a 1,000 TPD RDF manufacturing unit at Jawaharnagar. A 300 TPD bio-methanation plant is under construction, while a BIO-CNG plant at Khaitalapur has been handed over to HIMSW.
During 2025, GHMC issued 10,752 sanitation challans, collecting ₹2.34 crore, and achieved over 99% grievance redressal. A Mega Special Sanitation Drive is currently underway, targeting bulk garbage, legacy waste, and abandoned vehicles across the city.
Environmental indicators also showed improvement, with PM10 levels reduced. To support sustainable mobility, 400 Adaptive Traffic Signals were implemented, and 150 EV charging stations were set up across TGSRTC depots.
On public health, the Food Safety wing conducted 9,656 inspections, leading to penalties worth ₹14.84 lakh. Dengue cases dropped by 30%, aided by GIS-based surveillance and intensive vector-control measures.
In infrastructure, GHMC undertook 9,993 engineering works worth ₹2,706.32 crore, including road works, pothole repairs, storm-water drain maintenance, and major flyover projects such as PJR Flyover, Falaknuma ROB, and Aramgarh Flyover.
Revenue mobilisation also improved, with property tax collection reaching ₹1,512.54 crore between April and December 2025, marking an 8% increase. GIS-based drone mapping helped identify over 1.02 lakh under-assessed properties, generating additional revenue.
Highlighting urban biodiversity, GHMC completed 25 lakh plantations, developed new parks, and introduced plastic recycling pilots and cashless park ticketing.
Commissioner Karnan emphasized that with Hyderabad’s expansion into 300 wards, 60 circles, and 12 zones, citizen participation remains key to sustaining progress. “Together, the administration and people can build a healthier and better Hyderabad,” he said.
Mohammed Naseer Giyas is a multi-media and bilingual journalist with over 20 years of experience across print, digital, and television media. Founder of Raftaar-e-Deccan, he is an alumnus of IVLP, Thomson Reuters Foundation, and ICFJ, and has worked with leading English and Urdu news organisations.
