Hyderabad divisions set for another address change
HYDERABAD: The addresses of city residents are set to change once again following the Telangana government’s recent reorganisation of divisions in Greater Hyderabad. The latest delimitation exercise has led to the creation of over 100 new divisions, resulting in address changes for more than 3,000 colonies across the city.
Officials indicated that another round of division reorganisation is likely after the population census. The process is expected to begin after the census exercise, which is scheduled to start in January next year, with population figures likely to be available in 2027.
Census-linked exercise may reshape Greater Hyderabad
The geographical spread of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has expanded significantly over the years. While the earlier GHMC area covered about 650 sq km, the merger of 27 surrounding urban local bodies has increased its extent to 2,053 sq km. The government is now examining whether such a large urban area can be effectively governed under a single civic body or whether it should be split into two or three municipal corporations.
Until a final decision is taken, the government has decided to continue with the existing Greater Hyderabad structure for the time being. If elections are held before the new census data is published, they will be conducted for the current 300 divisions. Once the population figures are released, the number of divisions may be increased and elections held again based on revised boundaries.
Officials said the 2027 division delimitation is likely to align with the Assembly constituency delimitation scheduled for 2029, making the exercise critical for future elections.
Complaints resolved, final gazette awaited
GHMC officials said complaints received on the draft delimitation were examined over the past few days. “The resolution of complaints on division reorganisation was completed on Friday. A report based on the decisions taken will be prepared over the weekend and is likely to be sent to the government on Monday. After reviewing it, the government will issue the final gazette,” an official said.
Specific objections included proposals to merge Shivrampally with Sulemannagar division, which drew strong public opposition, and requests to unify fragmented areas around BHEL in Bharatinagar division. Other accepted representations included placing Vidyut Nagar colony under a single division, merging the MIG colony in Lingampally with Nallagandla, and similar boundary corrections. GHMC said zonal commissioners and officials discussed each complaint in detail before revising division names and boundaries in the draft gazette.
