In a big boost to Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s ambitious Musi cleaning program, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a grant of about Rs. 4100 crore, which will be provided in phases. A few days ago, the ADB team visited Hyderabad and inquired about the details of the Musi cleaning.
During this, the officials of the Musi Riverfront Development Corporation Limited (MRDCL), appointed for the Musi cleaning, also explained to the ADB team about the environmental programs to be undertaken along with the Musi cleaning. With this, the ADB approved the release of funds for the Musi cleaning.
As part of the Musi cleanup, roads and other facilities are going to be built on both sides of the river. Also, an interceptor channel network is going to be built in the Musi River to separate flood water and drainage water. Already, the as part of this program, the government has removed the structures in the river.
Presently, the program to remove the garbage accumulated in the Musi river is being continued. Through these channels, the sewage will be taken to the STPs built along the river. Already, MRDCL officials have prepared a report worth Rs. 5,863 crore. It has been sent to the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA). The DEA screening committee approved it 2 months ago.
Once, the Musi river provided drinking water to the people of Hyderabad. But now it has become a center for garbage and drainage water. Sewage flowing from many areas is directly joining the Musi river. The Han River in South Korea was taken as inspiration for this project.
A few months ago, the officials went to Seoul and inspected the Han River. They decided to clean up Musi as well. As part of this project, the encroachments in Musi are being removed first. This project is estimated to cost around Rs. 1 lakh crore. Some of the work will be done with government money and some will be done through Public Private Partnership (PPP) method.
As part of the Musi cleaning, a plan has been drawn up to develop Musi for 55 kilometers from the Outer Ring Road in the east, from Gourelli to Narsingi. The government plans to not only clean up the Musi River but also provide many facilities around it.
