Hyderabad, June 3 -- Following the sewage leak near Akbar Plaza in Malakpet, Hyderabad water board managing director Ashok Reddy visited the Malakpet-Nalgonda intersection on Tuesday, June 3, to inspect the ongoing sewerage repair work in the area.

During the inspection, Ashok Reddy discovered that a hotel near Nalgonda Chowrasta was illegally dumping food waste into a manhole, worsening the already critical situation. Expressing strong displeasure over this negligence, he imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the hotel and warned that GHMC officials would seal the premises within a week if a silt chamber was not constructed promptly.

Addressing the wider crisis, Reddy directed officials to fast-track the construction of new sewer lines from N...