Living next to luxury, surviving without basics: Nemali Nagar’s daily reality
HYDERABAD: In the shadow of the gleaming high-rises of the city’s bustling Financial District, a starkly different reality unfolds in Nemali Nagar, Puppalaguda. Residents of this area, now part of GHMC’s newly formed Ward 127, are living in what community leaders describe as dire and inhumane conditions, alleging complete civic neglect.
Arif Mohammed, General Secretary of the Citizens Council, exposed the situation with stark visual evidence, revealing a community that feels forgotten and overlooked.
The main complaints are about a complete breakdown of basic civic services. Arif explained, “The area is plagued by indiscriminate solid waste dumping, with garbage piles becoming a permanent feature of the landscape. Pigs are seen routinely roaming the streets, foraging through the waste, posing a significant public health risk. Residents allege that despite complaints, no action has been taken to remove them.”
He added, “In a daily struggle, children are forced to carry water over long distances because there is no reliable piped water supply, navigating through filth to meet a basic need.”
What looks like open land is actually covered with sharp rocks and trash. Arif Mohammed says these dangers have caused serious injuries to children, turning what should be a playground into a dangerous place.
High-rises on one side, neglect on the other
“This is Puppalaguda, right next to the Outer Ring Road, in the heart of the so-called Financial District,” said Arif Mohammed. “You have these massive, beautiful apartment complexes all around, and then you have Nemali Nagar where people are living in these horrible conditions. The GHMC conducts sanitation drives elsewhere, but why is this area neglected? Basic human dignity is being denied here.”
The neglect is even more obvious because of where Nemali Nagar is. Even though it is part of Manikonda and was recently added to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation as Ward 127, the area is still ignored.
“The situation is so terrible, and nobody is paying attention,” Mohammed added, highlighting the frustration of the community.
