Musi project: MRDCL former chairman explains BRS government’s plans

LB Nagar MLA D Sudheer Reddy said residents along the Musi River were living in fear due to ongoing works, while asserting that earlier beautification efforts under the BRS government were completed without demolishing houses

Hyderabad: Stressing that people living in areas along the River Musi were in fear of losing their houses, LB Nagar MLA D Sudheer Reddy said the BRS government had taken up beautification works in the river with just Rs. 6 crore without demolishing a single house.

The BRS MLA stated that the party was not against the Musi Rejuvenation project, but people were spending sleepless nights as red marks were being put on their houses, creating anxiety among residents. Speaking during Question Hour in the Assembly on Wednesday, the former Musi Riverfront Development Corporation Limited (MRDCL) Chairman explained the initiatives taken up by the BRS government.

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In the first stage, the focus was on constructing Sewerage Treatment Plants (STPs) to ensure the flow of treated water in the river. Accordingly, 32 STPs were planned with an outlay of Rs. 3,600 crore, of which 75 per cent of the works have been completed. In the second stage, industrial sediment accumulated over the last 50 to 60 years was to be removed and disposed of as per Pollution Control Board norms. In addition, plans were made to ensure continuous flow of Kaleshwaram water into the Musi through the Kondapochamma project via twin reservoirs, he explained.

Apart from these, 15 bridges and check dams were proposed beneath the structures to improve groundwater levels in the city. To ease traffic congestion in Hyderabad, an East-West corridor from Nagole to Gandipet was also proposed. The foundation for the first stretch from Peerzadiguda to Fathullaguda had been laid and works were in progress, though at a slow pace, he said, adding that several other works were planned but were delayed due to the Assembly elections.

He urged the government not to subject people to fear and inconvenience.