Section 374A(1) in Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955
(1)Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, it shall be competent for the Government or any other agency authorised by them in this behalf to exercise the powers of the Corporation and the Commissioner vested in them by or under this Act for the purpose of levelling, metalling, paving, channelling, widening or otherwise to carry out any repair to the public streets vested in the Corporation and also to lay new roads at their own expense in public interest.