Centre approves five Telangana urban projects worth Rs 3,892 crore
The projects include water supply expansion in Hyderabad and drainage improvements in Greater Warangal under the Urban Challenge Fund.
The Union government has sanctioned five urban infrastructure projects in Telangana with a total cost of Rs 3,892.38 crore, according to The New Indian Express. The National Apex Committee (NAC) of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) cleared these projects during a meeting on Tuesday.
The approved works include the Godavari Drinking Water Supply Project (GDWSP) for Hyderabad, which has an estimated cost of Rs 1,992 crore. The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) will implement Phase II and III of the project, receiving Rs 398.40 crore in Central assistance.
The water scheme involves laying 120 km of pipelines and building two treatment plants with capacities of 120 MLD and 70 MLD. Once completed by December 2027, the project is expected to serve approximately 174 lakh people across the Core Urban Region until 2035.
In Greater Warangal, a stormwater drainage project worth Rs 1,465 crore will receive Rs 366.25 crore in Central aid to address 24 chronic flooding points. Other sanctioned works include the Rs 209.08-crore restoration of the Warangal Fort moat and the Rs 168.80-crore development of the Hanamkonda Central Business District.
The final approved project is the Rs 57.50-crore Alampur Integrated Heritage, Tourism and Urban Regeneration Project, which includes Rs 14.38 crore in Central assistance. In total, the Centre will provide Rs 873.49 crore for these five urban developments.