HYDERABAD: Municipal administration and urban development minister KT Rama Rao will lay foundation for the phase–2 water supply works for people residing within the Outer Ring Road (ORR) on Monday. Officials said that the minister will lay the foundation at Alkapur.
The phase-2 works, estimated to cost around 587 crore, would include providing potable drinking water to all residential units, layouts and gated communities in panchayats, municipalities, and municipal corporations inside ORR.
The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) had announced that they would provide drinking water to 272 colonies within ORR by March-end. Under the phase-2 works, 535 km has been targeted to be completed by February-end.
Under this project, around 20 lakh households were expected to receive connections in addition to the existing 1.5 lakh connections. Officials said they were also keeping in mind that the population in the region could increase to over 33 lakh in near future.
