This story is from January 25, 2022

Hyderabad will be getting 1,000 MGD water by 2051, says K T Rama Rao

Greater Hyderabad and its peripheral areas will not have to face any water problem in the future as chief minister, K Chandrasekhar Rao plans to lift water from Kondapochamma Sagar and fill the Osmansagar reservoir, said Municipal Administration & Urban Development minister, K T Rama Rao
Hyderabad will be getting 1,000 MGD water by 2051, says K T Rama Rao
K T Rama Rao
HYDERABAD: Greater Hyderabad and its peripheral areas will not have to face any water problem in the future as chief minister, K Chandrasekhar Rao plans to lift water from Kondapochamma Sagar and fill the Osmansagar reservoir, said Municipal Administration & Urban Development minister, K T Rama Rao on Monday.
He was speaking after laying the foundation stone of package-II of ‘Outer Ring Road Phase-II’ water supply scheme at Alkapur township in Manikonda, that will see new water lines and service reservoirs built as part of it.
As much as Rs 587 crore has been earmarked for completion of the water supply scheme.
For the entire ORR Phase-II project, the government has allocated Rs 1,200 crore. KTR said the project will benefit close to six lakh people living in 978 gated communities and colonies. At present 600 million gallons of water per day (MGD) is supplied to meet the demand of Greater Hyderabad, the minister said the city will receive 1,000 MGD by 2051. “To make this happen, works pertaining to Sunkishala — tapping of Krishna water — is on in full swing. We are spending Rs 1,400 crore for it,” he said.
About two years ago, residents of Alkapur township held protests to air their water woes. Addressing a public meeting at Alkapur, KTR said, “The Centre is implementing our schemes across the country and ‘Har Ghar Ko Jal’ is one such scheme that has been modelled on the Telangana government’s ‘Mission Bhagiratha’. My government and its schemes have become a role model for the country.” He added: “Once upon a time, it was said that what what Bengal does today India does tomorrow, now the concept is what Telangana does today, India does tomorrow. The Rythu Bandhu is one such an example that the Centre is implementing in 11 states as PM Kisan scheme.”
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