Deep excavation under the Strategic Nala Development Programme (SNDP) near Bairamalguda in L.B. Nagar has continued for months despite monsoon, reducing Sagar road's carriageway to a narrow stretch. The bottleneck affects traffic from B.N. Reddy Nagar and Hastinapuram towards Bairamalguda and L.B. Nagar junction, connecting Outer Ring Road with the city. Commuters report traffic stalled for 15-20 minutes daily. The stretch is a prominent bus route serving Ibrahimpatnam and surrounding areas, ferrying college students, office-goers and daily wage labourers. Road is barricaded on and off up to Karmanghat. Civic authorities imposed a ban on road cutting permissions ahead of monsoon but it is not adhered to for municipal corporation civil works. SNDP engineering officials stated works pertain to a storm water drain from Sagar road to Bairamalguda Lake, delayed by prior work taking longer than expected. Manholes are being cast, completion expected within a week.

Residents of Pragathi Nagar flagged flaws in construction of stormwater drains along the six-lane Miyapur–Gandi Maisamma road. Two 1,200-mm stormwater drains being laid on either side of the road are being connected to existing 200-mm pipelines in Pragathi Nagar. The disparity in capacity could lead to severe flooding during heavy rains. Residents urged authorities to redesign the drainage system and ensure better coordination among departments so stormwater drains discharge into lakes and main channels without bottlenecks. Concerns were raised at HYDRAA Prajavani on Monday. Commissioner A.V. Ranganath reviewed the petitions and directed officials to take necessary action. Residents stressed the need to keep stormwater drains separate from sewage lines and channel rainwater directly into lakes to prevent inundation in residential colonies. Other complaints included: Telephone Colony in Boduppal reported attempts to encroach upon a 1,166-square-yard park; Secretariat Colony in Neknampur sought layout boundary demarcation and protection of a 500-square-yard abandoned water tank site; Pothaipally village sought protection of 5.18-acre Majid Kunta lake from blockages and encroachments; Marripalli village complained of encroachments within 35.05-acre Full Tank Level area of a lake; Dwarakanagar reported industrial chemical effluents entering Boduppal Kunta; Nava Yamuna Nagar Colony in Shaikpet complained of road encroachments; Indira Nagar Colony in Alwal reported illegal walls blocking drainage and hampering ambulance movement. HYDRAA Prajavani received 47 complaints relating to flood risks, encroachments and pollution of water bodies.