Musi rejuvenation plan to include resident rehabilitation

Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka has announced that the state government is  taking up a major development plan for the rejuvenation of the Musi River over a stretch of 55 km in Hyderabad.

Presenting the annual budget in the Assembly on Friday, Batti Vikramarka said that in the first phase, the project will extend from Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar up to Gandhi Sarovar.

"As part of the Musi rejuvenation, 2.5 TMC of water will be supplied to the Musi through the Godavari Project. While 45 STPs are already functioning, another 39 STPs have been sanctioned and are under construction at various stages," he said.

The Deputy Chief Minister informed that at the confluence of the Esa and Musi rivers, the government is developing the prestigious Gandhi Sarovar project and this includes river cleaning, flood control, riverfront development, and creation of recreational facilities for the public.

"We will provide rehabilitation to people living in the Musi river buffer zone from a humane perspective, without causing them any hardship. Our government has sanctioned works worth about Rs 43,592.88 crore through various agencies for the development of Hyderabad and surrounding areas. Of these, works worth Rs 24,752 crore have already commenced. The rest will be taken up soon," he disclosed.