Hyderabad: The ring main job taken up by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewage Board (HMWSSB) is running at snail's rate.
Out of the 158-kms inter-connected water line grid prepared, the water board has only completed 9-kms pipeline operates at Muthangi-Kokapet.
Authorities said that the state federal government did give sanctions for the staying 148-kms ring main, which would, when finished, satiate the thirst of residents residing in the outer ring road (ORR).
The task ring main-2 is an arrangement of pipelines, forming a loop, which aids in the supply of water and will be built linking the rivers Godavari, Krishna with Manjeera.
Under ring main-1, Godavari and Manjeera pipeline networks will be connected.Surprisingly, the water board has just completed works worth Rs120 crore, against the overall project cost of Rs 4,750 crore.The proposed project develops a network for Krishna and Godavari water to link through Siddipet, Sangareddy and Gandipet reservoirs.
Drinking water would be supplied to homeowners residing in the area of the 158 kms long ORR.
As soon as the job is completed, it would assist in reliable supply of water to major locations cities of Hyderabad, like Kukatpally, Alwal, POUND Nagar and other locations.
The Godavari pipeline network connectivity will benefit locals of Kukatpally, Alwal and adjacent areas.
Krishna connectivity will assist efficient supply of water to LB Nagar and other outskirts.However, considering that a year, the state government has accorded sanction of '285 crore to lay 18 kms pipeline from Muthangi-Kokapet.
Of it the HMWSSB has actually handled to complete 9 km pipeline works given that a year.A senior HMWSSB authorities informed Deccan Chronicle that the federal government has actually only offered the sanction to lay 18 kms call primary, at an approximated cost of Rs 285 crore.
The project has stagnated even an inch for the remaining 158 kms.
He stated that the government did not even give sanction to the 140-km ring primary and the task would advance only after the federal government's nod.
If whatever goes according to plan, the HMWSSB would provide Godavari water to citizens living in between Muthangi and Kokapet by June, which also consists of two mega real estate tasks in Kollur.
As of now, works worth about '120 crore have actually been completed and remaining work is progressing at a decent rate , the main said.The official even more said that to guarantee routine drinking water system, HMWSSB is dealing with treatment of dirty water and is setting up 17 extra Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs).
He said that amidst other activities by the water board, it has actually played an essential role during the Covid pandemic and throughout current floods in October by providing safe and drinkable drinking water to homeowners of Hyderabad.