HYDERABAD: After garbage, piling up of debris of construction material is a major issue for Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad as it is dumped indiscriminately on roadsides all over the city, leading to bad roads and blocked drains.

To tackle increasing complaints from citizens about this problem and also to provide a facility for transporting the debris to dumping yards, the corporation will be soon introducing `Dial for debris removal' scheme akin to the garbage removal service.

Private truck transporters are to be contracted to deploy two or three trucks in each of the seven circles for picking up the debris and unloading them at designated places chosen by the civic body for a particular fee. Interested persons can call up the civic body's call centre at phone number 1100 or SMS 28888 requesting removal of debris within the next 24 hours or more, upon which the private truck will be on the way.

While a full truckload could cost anywhere between Rs. 1,000 or Rs. 2,000, smaller mounds are likely to be charged per cubic metre. "There is no financial burden on us as we are only acting as a facilitator for the convenience of the public," says Additional Commissioner (Health & Sanitation) R. Ram Mohan Rao.

Dual purposes

The plan could serve dual purposes of saving the corporation the blushes on complaints about dumping of debris and also help in removing it without much delay as many cite non-availability of vehicles or personnel, points out Mr. Rao.

The general view is many citizens are willing to pay and get debris removed as it saves them the trouble of negotiating with some firm. And for those not intending to follow the `voluntary' route, the sanitation wing will continue to levy penal fees and possibly charge more.

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