Hyderabad's once-popular vertical garden at Khairatabad Junction has fallen into disrepair due to poor maintenance and water shortages. The GHMC project, inaugurated in 2020 at a cost of over Rs 32 lakh, featured 14,000 plants arranged to spell "HYDERABAD". Hyderabad: The iconic vertical garden at the bustling Khairatabad Junction, once celebrated as a lush green oasis amid urban concrete chaos, has turned into a dreary eyesore.