The State government has sanctioned ₹82.23 crore for construction of four sewerage treatment plants on a priority basis with a capacity of 20 million litres a day along with associated components of interception weir, conveying main, and so on for abatement of sewage pollution to Osmansagar and Himayatsagar lakes on Tuesday.
Special Chief Secretary Arvind Kumar issued orders to this effect where he explained that the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) Managing Director M. Dana Kishore had proposed construction of the four plants as part of the comprehensive sewerage management for the entire catchment area which is under preparation for preventing sewage pollution to the twin lakes.
The HMWSSB MD informed that the consultant NCPE Infrastructure India is working on the comprehensive sewage treatment and diversion, but in the meantime the four proposed STPs will help treat the untreated sewage flow from the nearby villages at Osmansagar.
