{
  "id": 5479985,
  "title": "Making Hyderabad’s vertical boom safer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/making-hyderabads-vertical-boom-safer",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T02:51:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/making-hyderabads-vertical-boom-safer/article71425723.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On August 22, a seven-storey building under construction in Hyderabad's Jayabheri Residency collapsed, leaving residents and businesses in the neighborhood scrambling to cope with the aftermath. The seven-storey structure, reportedly unauthorised, was constructed with a penthouse and was found to have used poor-quality materials and lacked proper technical supervision. Two migrant workers, Umesh Khare, 34, and Mahtab, 42, were among the fatalities, while a neighbouring building suffered damage and a resident sustained injuries.\n\nThe collapse caused a chain reaction throughout the area, damaging homes, roads, and other buildings. Paying guest accommodation situated beside the collapsed structure was demolished, with debris falling onto the property of a 58-year-old homemaker, Lakshmi. Mohammed Shafiullah, a 65-year-old retired employee, had to clear debris from a two-storey house opposite his home, which was demolished by authorities following the collapse.\n\nThe incident also affected businesses in the vicinity. OYO property worker Praneeth reported that his hotel remained closed for a week due to damage to windows and debris clearance. He estimated the loss to be around ₹3-4 lakh, in addition to the costs of repairs. The incident also highlighted the rapid changes in the locality, with many new Paying Guest (PG) accommodations and hostels constructed in recent years due to increased office occupancy post-COVID-19 lockdown.\n\nThe Cyberabad Municipal Corporation (CMC) had issued a show-cause notice to the building owners, Farheen Siddiq and Md Sajid, on June 17, nearly two months prior to the collapse, for constructing the building without required permissions and without the necessary setbacks. The civic body also cited poor-quality construction materials and absence of technical supervision as contributing factors to the collapse. CMC Commissioner G. Srijana attributed the issue to both enforcement limitations and the responsibility of property owners to abide by the rules. The incident also resulted in the suspension of Town Planning Building Officer U. Santosh Kumar for his role in the unauthorised construction and failure to halt it.",
  "summary": "The collapse of an unauthorised seven-storey structure in Gachibowli last month has left residents dealing with damaged homes, disrupted businesses and concerns over the safety of a neighbourhood that has grown rapidly upwards. As PG accommodations and hostels proliferate alongside new construction, civic authorities have stepped up enforcement against unsafe and unauthorised structures.…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}