Cyberabad civic body removes 290 encroachments across three zones on August 7

The Cyberabad Municipal Corporation removed 290 encroachments from public spaces across three zones as part of its weekly 'Walk Free' initiative. The operation aimed to reclaim footpaths and roads to improve public accessibility and urban order.
Why it matters
It illustrates ongoing urban governance efforts to manage public space and infrastructure in rapidly growing Indian cities.
The Cyberabad Municipal Corporation (CMC) removed 290 encroachments from roads, footpaths and other public spaces across a 14.1 km stretch in its three zones on Friday, August 7, as part of its weekly ‘Walk Free’ initiative.
The drive was carried out across the Serilingampally, Kukatpally and Quthbullapur zones, with the highest number of encroachments removed in Quthbullapur Zone.
In the Serilingampally Zone, 85 encroachments were removed along a 4.7 km stretch. This included 33 encroachments in Narsingi, 25 in Miyapur, 17 in Ameenpur and 10 in Serilingampally.
CMC teams removed another 55 encroachments across 3.1 km in Kukatpally Zone. Of these, 15 were removed in Kukatpally, 14 each in Madhapur and Allwyn Colony, and 12 in Moosapet.
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