Hyderabad: Municipal administration and urban development minister K. T. Rama Rao on Tuesday announced that Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority had already prepared a detailed project report for the setting up a sewerage network in the city’s outskirts at the cost of Rs 3,100 crore.
He made this announcement while inaugurating a water reservoir at Ayyappa Society, constructed at a cost of Rs 6.8 crore.
Mr KTR has inaugurated as many as 10 reservoirs so far at Doyens colony (Lingampally), Golden Tulip (Kondapur), Hafeezpet, Hydernagar, TNGO Colony (Serilingampally), Lingampally, Suraksha Hills, Huda Park and Yellammabanda.
Speaking at the inauguration, the minister said, “Sewerage master plan for city outskirts has already been prepared and the project will be taken up after completing sewage pipe connection to every household.”
He also asked residents living in apartments to set mini sewage treatment plants.
He said that the main intention of the government was to first serve the unserviced areas and therefore exclusive drinking water reservoirs were being constructed.
The 10 TMC Keshavapuram reservoir construction would be taken up at the cost of Rs 4,750 crore, he added.
The minister further said that the main ring will be constructed to provide Krishna and Godavari water to those residing in villages across the 158 kms Outer Ring Road stretch. He said about 90 percent work pertaining to the Rs 1,900 crore. Hudco project had been completed and residents would soon receive drinking water.
