Residents across several Hyderabad Old City localities are facing worsening sanitation conditions as garbage accumulates on roads and inside residential colonies amid complaints of missing bins and ineffective household waste collection. The affected areas include Vattepally, Roshan Colony, Bandlaguda, Shaheennagar, Chintalmet, Arshmahal and Falaknuma, among others, according to a report by Telangana Today.
Residents say the problem is particularly severe in working-class neighbourhoods where households have limited options for disposing of daily waste. Mohd Atif, a resident of Noor Colony in Vattepally, said there was no proper mechanism for collecting household waste in the locality. He told Telangana Today that residents were suffering because of unhygienic conditions and alleged that children frequently fell ill because of poor sanitation.
The reported gaps extend beyond residential lanes. In Farooqnagar, located behind Falaknuma Palace, garbage has accumulated near Hara Pahad, a local landmark. Sajid, a resident of the area, said waste was scattered along the roadside by evening. He also complained that stray dogs gathered there after dusk, occupying the road and chasing motorists passing through the area.
Sajid urged municipal authorities to install garbage bins at the location. The absence of designated disposal points can push residents to leave household waste at roadside corners, increasing the likelihood that waste will spread onto carriageways and adjoining properties. The report, however, does not specify how many bins are required at the site or whether a municipal agency has announced an installation schedule.
Residents of Shaheen Nagar have raised similar complaints about the lack of a dependable collection system. Rasheed Uddin, a resident of Bismillah Colony, said no garbage collector visited houses in the locality and that there were no bins along the roads. He said residents consequently had no option but to dump household waste at street corners.
The problem has also been reported in Chintalmet and MM Pahadi, where residents alleged that basic civic amenities had not been maintained for years. The affected localities span residential colonies, roadside stretches and neighbourhoods around Falaknuma, indicating that the reported issue is not limited to a single dumping point.
The complaints point to two connected municipal service gaps: door-to-door collection that residents say is irregular or absent, and a shortage of public bins at locations where households and passers-by dispose of waste. Without reliable collection, roadside dumping can become a recurring feature of neighbourhood streets, while accumulated waste can obstruct movement and attract stray animals.
The supplied report does not include a response from the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation or details of any planned clearance, bin installation or route-level review. Residents are seeking improved collection services and additional bins across the affected localities. The next confirmed step will depend on the municipal authority’s response to the complaints and on whether waste collection is restored in the reported areas.
