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In [[Hyderabad]], India, the [[Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation]] (GHMC) is in charge of the civic administration and infrastructure of the city.<ref>{{cite web|title=Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation|url=http://www.ghmc.gov.in/citizencharter/cc1.asp|year=2012|accessdate=18 April 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120803151617/http://www.ghmc.gov.in/citizencharter/cc1.asp|archive-date=3 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was formed in April 2007 by merging 100 wards of the erstwhile [[Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad]] (MCH) with twelve municipalities of neighbouring two districts. GHMC covers an area of {{Convert|650|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, spread over the four districts—[[Hyderabad district, India|Hyderabad]], [[Ranga Reddy district|Ranga Reddy]], [[Medchal–Malkajgiri]] and [[Sangareddy district|Sangareddy]]. The GHMC is divided into five zones and eighteen circles that contain [[Administrative divisions of Hyderabad|150 municipal wards]]. Each ward is headed by a corporator, elected by popular vote. The corporators elect The [[Mayor|City Mayor]] who is the [[Titular ruler|titular head]] of GHMC. The executive powers of the GHMC lie with the [[Municipal commissioner (India)|Municipal Commissioner]] appointed by the Government of Telangana. The State Election Commission (SEC) monitors the [[Local election|municipal elections]] that are held in the city once in every five years. The first election of the GHMC were held in December 2009. The [[Indian National Congress]] alliance with [[Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen|Majlis Ittehadul Muslimeen]] formed the majority, with the agreement of sharing the mayor post equally between the two parties.<ref name="TOI_GHMC">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Karthika-not-in-a-hurry-to-hand-over-mayor-baton-to-MIM/articleshow/10458184.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510184357/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-23/hyderabad/30312992_1_mim-candidate-mir-zulfeqar-ali-mayor-post|url-status=live|archive-date=10 May 2013|title=Karthika not in a hurry to hand over mayor baton to MIM|date=23 October 2011|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=25 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation |url=http://www.ghmc.gov.in/tender%20pdfs/election_wards.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612100507/http://www.ghmc.gov.in/tender%20pdfs/election_wards.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 June 2009 |accessdate=25 October 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Elections-Immediate|url=http://www.apsec.gov.in/4th%20ordinary%20elections%20to%20PR%20bodies/Circulars/No.%20405%20-%2013.5.2011.pdf|work=Government of Andhra Pradesh|date=5 May 2011|accessdate=21 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111155435/http://www.apsec.gov.in/4th%20ordinary%20elections%20to%20PR%20bodies/Circulars/No.%20405%20-%2013.5.2011.pdf|archive-date=11 January 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="IBN">{{cite news|title=MIM's Hussain elected Mayor of Hyderabad| url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mm-hussain-is-mayor-rajkumar-deputy/217616-62-131.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111172457/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mm-hussain-is-mayor-rajkumar-deputy/217616-62-131.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=11 January 2012|publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]|date=4 January 2012|accessdate=4 January 2012}}</ref>
[[File:GHMC ZONES,CIRCLES,WARDS MAP DEC 2025.jpg|thumb|right|The GHMC is divided into six municipal zones]]
The [[Secunderabad Cantonment Board]] (SCB) an area of {{Convert|40.1|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}},<ref name="City report for World Bank">{{Cite FTP |title=Exploring Urban Growth Management in Three Developing Country Cities |url=ftp://amusing.mit.edu/afs/athena/user/a/n/andrewgu/www/hyderabad/Hyderabad%20City%20Report%20DFR.pdf |year=2007 |server=Padeco company Limited, for The World Bank |url-status=dead |accessdate=20 May 2012 }}</ref> is a jurisdiction which contains some suburbs of Hyderabad and Secunderabad. The SCB area houses multiple camps of the [[Indian Army]] and [[Indian Air Force]], the civic administration and infrastructure of this area is overseen by SCB rather than GHMC. The chief executive officer (a civilian) appointed by the [[Indian Defense Ministry]] possesses the executive powers while the board president is an Indian army commander of the [[Brigadier]] grade, stationed in Secunderabad.<ref name="center for good governance Hyderabad">{{cite web|title=Survey of child labour in slums of Hyderabad:Final Report |url=http://www.cgg.gov.in/publicationdownloads/Survey%20of%20Child%20Labour%20in%20slums%20of%20Hyderabad.pdf |work=Center for good governance Hyderaba |date=17 December 2008|accessdate=16 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629112955/http://cgg.gov.in/publicationdownloads/Survey%20of%20Child%20Labour%20in%20slums%20of%20Hyderabad.pdf |archivedate=29 June 2012 }}</ref> The [[Osmania University]] a part of modern Hyderabad is an area of {{Convert|3.4|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} administered independently by its management.<ref name="City report for World Bank"/> The [[Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority]] (HMDA) was formed in 2008 as an umbrella authority by merging multiple local development bodies. The jurisdiction of HMDA extends to 54 ''[[Tehsil|mandals]]'' located in five districts with a total area of {{Convert|7100|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}.<ref name="HMDA1">{{cite web|title=Welcome to HMDA |url=http://www.hmda.gov.in/ |work=[[Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority]] |accessdate=7 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208055156/http://www.hmda.gov.in/ |archivedate=8 February 2015 }}</ref> It manages the development activities of the area including the administration of the [[Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board]] (HMWSSB), the [[Transmission Corporation of Telangana|Telangana Transmission Corporation]], and the [[Telangana State Road Transport Corporation]] (TSRTC).<ref name="City report for World Bank"/>

The [[Hyderabad City Police]], established in 1847, is the law and order enforcement agency.<ref>{{cite web|title=Police System During Nizam Period|url=http://www.hyderabadpolice.gov.in/Main/AboutUs.htm|work=[[Hyderabad City Police]]|accessdate=7 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206002744/http://hyderabadpolice.gov.in/Main/AboutUs.htm|archive-date=6 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Hyderabad Police Commissionerate jurisdiction is divided into five police zones, each headed by a [[Deputy Commissioner of Police (India)|Deputy Commissioner]].<ref name="hp">{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://www.hyderabadpolice.gov.in/Main/AboutUs.htm|work=Hyderabad City Police|accessdate=24 January 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206002744/http://hyderabadpolice.gov.in/Main/AboutUs.htm|archive-date=6 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Hyderabad Traffic Police is headed by a Deputy Commissioner who is answerable to the Hyderabad City Police Commissioner.<ref>{{cite news|title=Why compulsory helmet rule not being implemented in city?|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Why-compulsory-helmet-rule-not-being-implemented-in-city/articleshow/11643768.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510184422/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-27/hyderabad/30670288_1_helmet-rule-traffic-police-road-accidents|url-status=live|archive-date=10 May 2013|date=27 January 2012|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=18 April 2012}}</ref> The area under the jurisdiction of Hyderabad City Police is smaller than the GHMC area, thus the suburbs of the city falls under the jurisdiction of [[Cyberabad Police|Cyberabad Police Commissionerate]]. As of 2012, The "Greater Hyderabad Police Commissionerate" is a proposed plan of Telangana Government which would be formed by merging [[Hyderabad City Police|Hyderabad Police Commissionerate]] and [[Cyberabad Police|Cyberabad Police Commissionerate]]. There will be four zones, each headed by [[Police commissioner]], who will be reporting to the [[Deputy inspector general of police|chief Commissioner]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Hyderabad & Cyberabad police commissionerates to be merged|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/andhra-pradesh/hyderabad-cyberabad-police-commissionerates-to-be-merged-185831|work=[[NDTV]]|date=14 March 2012|accessdate=18 April 2012}}</ref>

Hyderabad houses the offices of the local governing bodies, along with the [[Telangana Legislature|Telangana Legislature Assembly]], the [[Telangana Secretariat]], the [[Hyderabad High Court]]. Under the jurisdiction of High Court comes the lower city civil court and the Metropolitan Criminal Court.<ref name="INTACH_heritage">{{cite web|title=Heritage Buildings |url=http://intach.ap.nic.in/heritagesites.htm |work=[[INTACH]] |year=2005 |accessdate=9 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006021909/http://intach.ap.nic.in/heritagesites.htm |archivedate=6 October 2011 }}</ref> Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation area contains 24 [[Andhra Pradesh State Assembly|state Legislative Assembly]] constituencies which come under five ''[[Lok Sabha]]'' (the [[lower house]] of the [[Parliament of India]]) constituencies.<ref>{{cite web|title=24 Assembly constituencies under GHMC|url=http://www.ghmc.gov.in/election1/indexnew.asp|year=2011|work=[[Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation]]|accessdate=9 October 2011|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120805181056/http://www.ghmc.gov.in/election1/indexnew.asp|archive-date=5 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="TOI_assembly">{{cite news|title=6 city, 2 RR dist MLAs may hitch on to Jagan|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/6-city-2-RR-dist-MLAs-may-hitch-on-to-Jagan-/articleshow/7279730.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111204144127/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-14/hyderabad/28376260_1_jagan-camp-jagan-party-ysr-loyalists|url-status=live|archive-date=4 December 2011|date=14 January 2011|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=9 October 2011}}</ref>

==Utility services==
[[File:Dabeerpura darwaza after a heavy rain.jpg|right|thumb|Heavy rains form blocked roads and sewage system.]]
Electricity, water and sewerage services to general public were first commissioned in 1925, with the establishment of ''The City Endowment Board''.<ref name="Mahmood">{{cite book|title=A Policeman ponders: memories and melodies of a varied life|publisher=A.P.H.Publishing Corporation|page=19|year=1999|isbn=978-81-7648-026-0|author=Mahmood Bin Muhammad}}</ref><ref name="aponline.gov.in">{{cite web|title=Modern Period|url=http://www.aponline.gov.in/quick%20links/hist-cult/history_modern.html|work=Government of Andhra Pradesh|year=2002|accessdate=10 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926211417/http://www.aponline.gov.in/quick%20links/hist-cult/history_modern.html|archive-date=26 September 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Rainwater harvesting]], water and sewerage services are regulated by the [[Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board]] (HMWSSB).<ref name="HMDA1"/> The HMWSSB sources water supply from multiple dams located in the suburbs of the city.<ref name="TOI_water_supply">{{cite web|title=If Singur, Manjira dry up, there's Krishna|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-02-11/hyderabad/27858391_1_krishna-water-manjira-water-board|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130506003114/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-02-11/hyderabad/27858391_1_krishna-water-manjira-water-board|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 May 2013|date=11 February 2005|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=21 April 2012}}</ref> To meet the growing consumption requirement and to provide regular water supply in the city, in 2005 the HMWSSB started operating {{convert|150|km|mi|0}}-long water supply piple-line from [[Nagarjuna Sagar Dam]].<ref name="TOI_water_supply"/> The HMWSSB operates a service named "Dial-a-Tanker" to provide water in emergencies to the residents of the city. A registered customer can obtain the water tanker with the payment of minimal charges.<ref name="TOI_water_scarcity">{{cite web|title=City stares at water scarcity|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-13/hyderabad/30623629_1_dial-a-tanker-tankers-water-board|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130507023501/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-13/hyderabad/30623629_1_dial-a-tanker-tankers-water-board|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 May 2013|date=13 January 2012|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=21 April 2012}}</ref> The rapid economical growth leading to the rise in the city's population and consequent increased demand of water has further jeopardised the water shortage of the city which receives scanty rainfall. The region's [[groundwater]] levels are shrinking, and dams are facing water shortages.<ref name="TOI_water_supply"/><ref name="TOI_water_scarcity"/> Inadequately treated effluents from industrial treatment plants are polluting the drinking water sources of the city.<ref name="TOI_water_pollution">{{cite web|title=Manjira faces pollution threat|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-11-29/hyderabad/27179075_1_industrial-area-effluents-ground-water|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130506200050/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-11-29/hyderabad/27179075_1_industrial-area-effluents-ground-water|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 May 2013|date=29 November 2003|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=21 April 2012}}</ref>

The electricity is regulated through [[Telangana Central Power Distribution Company]].<ref name="HMDA1"/> Fire services are provided by the Andhra Pradesh Fire Services department, headed by a director general.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fireservices.ap.gov.in/Publicservices_citizen.html|title=Citizen Charter|work=Andhra Pradesh fire and emergency services department|accessdate=18 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430170453/http://fireservices.ap.gov.in/Publicservices_citizen.html|archive-date=30 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The institution was established by the Telangana Fire Services act of 1999.<ref>{{cite web|title=Andhra Pradesh Act's Ordinanances and Regulations Etc|url=http://fireservices.ap.gov.in/Regulations_Fireact.html|work=A P fire and emergency services department|accessdate=18 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422042300/http://fireservices.ap.gov.in/Regulations_Fireact.html|archive-date=22 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> As of March 2012, there are 13 fire stations in Hyderabad and the annual budget for the service was {{INRConvert|1.85|b}}.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fire stations inadequate|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/fire-stations-inadequate/241927-60-114.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208063456/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/fire-stations-inadequate/241927-60-114.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 December 2013|publisher=[[CNN-IBN]] |date=26 March 2012|accessdate=18 April 2012}}</ref> The [[Indian Postal Service]] is the major service provider in the city with five head post offices and multiple sub-post offices; many private courier services also operate in the city.<ref name="Hyderabad_Geo">{{cite web|title=Physical Feature |url=http://www.apind.gov.in/Library/District/hyderabad.pdf |work=AP Government |year=2002|accessdate=4 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120416235458/http://www.apind.gov.in/Library/District/hyderabad.pdf |archivedate=16 April 2012 }}</ref> In 1999, the AP state government launched ''e-Seva'' (electronic service) services for multiple utility agency's bill payment from one platform. The ''e-Seva'' is integrated with the departments of [[Government of India|central]] and [[Government of Andhra Pradesh|state]] governments.<ref>{{cite web|title=About eSeva|url=http://www.esevaonline.com/|publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh|year=2011|accessdate=4 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525220136/http://esevaonline.com/|archive-date=25 May 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Environment==

{{see also|Healthcare in Hyderabad}}
The city produces around 4,500 [[metric tonnes]] of [[waste|solid waste]] everyday, which is transported from three collection units located in [[Imlibun]], [[Yousufguda]] and [[Tank Bund Road|Lower Tank Bund]] to the garbage dumping site of [[Jawaharnagar, Ranga Reddy|Jawaharnagar]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Twin festivals pile more garbage load on GHMC|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/article2420707.ece|work=The Hindu |date=3 September 2011|accessdate=18 April 2012}}</ref> The "Integrated Solid Waste Management" project was started in 2010 by GHMC to manage the waste disposal in the city. The project started with a sum of {{INR}} 4.34 billion, funded by the state government.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-18/hyderabad/28121408_1_treatment-and-disposal-collection-and-transportation-waste-management|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508061022/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-18/hyderabad/28121408_1_treatment-and-disposal-collection-and-transportation-waste-management|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 May 2013|title=Waste management project gets nod|date=18 January 2010|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=17 April 2012}}</ref>

The [[Telangana Pollution Control Board]] (TSPCB) is a regulatory and screening authority of pollution in Hyderabad. The rapid rate of urbanisation with increased economic activities had encouraged migration and industries in Hyderabad, these changes led to an increase of air pollution, [[industrial waste]], [[Noise pollution|sound pollution]] and [[water pollution]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Co-Benefits Analysis of Air Pollution and GHG Emissions for Hyderabad, India|url=http://www.cgrer.uiowa.edu/people/sguttiku/ue/reports/2008-03-IES-Co-Benefits-Hyderabad.pdf|work=Integrated Environmental Strategies Program Washington DC, USA|date=March 2008|accessdate=18 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603091325/http://www.cgrer.uiowa.edu/people/sguttiku/ue/reports/2008-03-IES-Co-Benefits-Hyderabad.pdf|archive-date=3 June 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The city is among the 16 most polluted cities of India, transportation vehicles are the main source of air pollution in the city. Every year there are around 1 million vehicles registrations in the city that increase air and sound pollution. The estimated deaths from [[Atmospheric particulate matter|particulate matter]] are about 1700–3000 persons every year in Hyderabad.<ref>{{cite news|title=50 research scholars to study pollution|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/50-research-scholars-to-study-pollution/217031-60-121.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111164248/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/50-research-scholars-to-study-pollution/217031-60-121.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 January 2012|work=[[IBNLive]] |date=3 January 2012|accessdate=18 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Be a Pal and stop polluting |at=Lifestyle section |newspaper=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |date=26 October 2011 |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/lifestyle/go-earthy/be-pal-and-stop-polluting-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026033232/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/lifestyle/go-earthy/be-pal-and-stop-polluting-085 |archive-date=26 October 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Use of multi-objective air pollution monitoring sites and online air pollution monitoring system for total health risk assessment in Hyderabad, India|date=2 August 2005|pmid=16705838 | pmc=3810641|volume=2|journal=International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |pages=343–354 | last1 = Anjaneyulu | first1 = Y | last2 = Jayakumar | first2 = I | last3 = Hima Bindu | first3 = V | last4 = Sagareswar | first4 = G | last5 = Mukunda Rao | first5 = PV | last6 = Rambabu | first6 = N | last7 = Ramani | first7 = KV |issue=2| doi=10.3390/ijerph2005020021|doi-access=free}}</ref> As of 2006, the air pollution statistics are 20–50% from vehicle, 40–70% combining vehicle discharge with [[road dust]], 10–30% from industrial discharges and 3–10% from household garbage burning.<ref name="Bhola R. Gurjar">{{cite book|title=Air Pollution:Health and Environmental Impacts|url=https://archive.org/details/airpollutionheal00bgur|url-access=limited|publisher=CRC Press, Taylor and Francis group|page=[https://archive.org/details/airpollutionheal00bgur/page/n114 90]|year=2010|isbn=978-1-4398-0963-1|author=Bhola R. Gurjar}}</ref> Hyderabad houses 140 large and small lakes in and around the city and As of 1996, there are 834 water tanks of below the size of 10 hectare.<ref name="Sreoshi Singh">{{cite web|title=Water Security in Peri-Urban South Asia|url=http://saciwaters.org/periurban/Scoping_Study_Report_Hyderabad.pdf|author=Sreoshi Singh|work=SaciWATERs|year=2010|accessdate=18 May 2012|archive-date=16 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120116235407/http://saciwaters.org/periurban/Scoping_Study_Report_Hyderabad.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> The ground water in Hyderabad has total [[Hard water|water hardness]] up to 1000 ppm.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ground water in city unfit for use |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/hyderabad/ground-water-city-unfit-use-198 |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|date=30 August 2011 |accessdate=18 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111214115551/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/hyderabad/ground-water-city-unfit-use-198 |archivedate=14 December 2011 }}</ref> APPCB and local authorities have designed and implemented multiple actions to control pollution in the city.<ref>{{cite news|title=Polluting pharma cos face closure|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-21/hyderabad/30650420_1_pollution-control-board-sponge-iron-units-effluents|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709140735/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-21/hyderabad/30650420_1_pollution-control-board-sponge-iron-units-effluents|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 July 2012|date=21 January 2012|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=18 April 2012}}</ref>

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