Hyderabad: The director of Salar Jung Museum has urged the civic authorities to stop the construction of cafeteria and public toilets in front of the museum’s entry gates as it will create a safety hazard and affect the ambience of the museum.
In an order issued by GHMC in June this year, M/s Swach Management Services was permitted to “provide supply and delivery of cafeteria with public toilets under safe city project Hyderabad, Circle 9 Charminar zone.” The construction, however, began recently.
The director of the museum, Dr A Nagender Reddy, IRPS, said, “A restaurant and toilets are being constructed in front of the museum. This will not only be a safety and security hazard, but will also affect the ambience of the museum.
He further highlighted that such construction will also prove unsafe for the retention wall of Musi river.
Speaking with Siasat.com, GHMC executive engineer Charminar zone, Hari Kishore, said, “We received a call from Town planning department on Tuesday afternoon after a complaint was raised. We have suspended the construction work till further orders.”