Monsoon emergency operations transferred to HYDRAA in CURE area
The government has authorized the HYDRAA Commissioner to finalize tenders for works costing up to ₹10 crore. A committee has been established to oversee tenders exceeding this amount to ensure timely execution and financial propriety. Monsoon emergency operations have been entrusted to HYDRAA for the upcoming season, following previous irregularities in tender awards by GHMC.
- ▪The HYDRAA Commissioner can finalize works costing up to ₹10 crore through a tendering process.
- ▪A committee has been formed to scrutinize tenders above ₹10 crore, chaired by the Engineer-in-Chief, Public Health.
- ▪Monsoon emergency operations will be managed by HYDRAA, which was also responsible during the 2025 monsoons.
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The government has empowered the Commissioner of the Hyderabad Disaster Response & Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) for finalising works costing up to ₹10 crore through tendering process, and constituted a committee to oversee the tenders beyond this value.Through an order on Monday (May 18, 2026), the government issued permission for the HYDRAA Commissioner to finalise tenders for works costing up to ₹10 crore. In respect of works with value above ₹10 crore, a committee has been constituted for for scrutiny of tender evaluations and recommendations to the Commissioner for further action.The order cited a communication from the HYDRAA Commissioner A.V.Ranganath insisting upon the necessity to prescribe clear delegation of powers for tender finalisation and constitution of tender committee…
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