The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is involving organised communities to improve water management and flood control in Hyderabad. On January 22, 2026, GHMC and the Indian Green Building Council held a meeting focused on managing water discharge, wastewater, and storm water. Key officials like GHMC Commissioner R.V. Karnan, Additional Commissioner Anurag Jayanti, and Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board Managing Director Ashok Reddy attended the session. The meeting stressed decentralised water management and reusing wastewater and storm water within organised residential and commercial areas. Organised communities are no longer just taking municipal water; they also generate, store, and reuse water. If managed well, they help reduce flood risks by acting as buffers during heavy rainfall. If not, they add stress to public water systems. Builder groups such as CREDAI and NAREDCO, resident welfare associations, NGOs, and experts participated. They discussed policy frameworks, problems in sewage treatment plant operations, and ways to boost policy adoption. Mr. Karnan said, "Infrastructure expansion alone cannot keep pace with rapid urban growth in the context of increasingly unpredictable and intense rainfall patterns." He added, "Decentralised retention and reuse of water is the first line of defence against climate risk," calling for joint efforts from industry, developers, RWAs, and facility managers. GHMC will turn these inputs into clear guidelines. The goal is to reduce pressure on public drains, protect lakes and nalas, and strengthen Hyderabad’s long-term urban resilience, the corporation said.