Hyderabad: Flats ignore sewage units, lakes at risk
5 years, 9 months ago

Hyderabad: Flats ignore sewage units, lakes at risk

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation had stipulated last year that sewerage treatment plants in commercial, industrial and residential structures must be set up, but it has not checked to see if this has indeed been followed. Given the current construction boom in the city, existing water bodies will turn into cesspools if sewage treatment plants are not constructed, as untreated sewage flows directly into them. To give just one instance of the corporation’s negligence, it issued permission for construction of 17 structures on more than 10,000 square metres near Khajaguda Lake, and has not inspected whether STPs have been constructed in any of the high rise buildings that have been erected. The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board, too, has put the onus on owners of smaller buildings and less built-up area, to install decentralised water treatment plants for treating the waste water generated within the premises.

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1 month, 1 week ago

12 Cities Covered Under Amrut in Telangana: Centre

Deccan Chronicle  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Telangana: 39 STPs to be constructed to curb sewage flow into Musi river
8 months, 3 weeks ago

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New Indian Express  

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Heed panel advice, save Durgam Cheruvu from pollution, directs Telangana HC
10 months, 3 weeks ago

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New Indian Express  

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DC Report Paves Way for Use of Toilets in Sanjay Gandhi Nagar
1 year, 6 months ago

DC Report Paves Way for Use of Toilets in Sanjay Gandhi Nagar

Deccan Chronicle  

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Hyderabad's STPs trial run nearing completion
1 year, 9 months ago

Hyderabad's STPs trial run nearing completion

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The trial run for sewage treatment plants being constructed under the aegis of Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board is nearing completion, board managing director Dana Kishore said on Saturday. Kishore said that work had been completed on the Durgam Cheruvu STP, with a capacity of 7 million gallons a day, and it was undergoing trial runs for …

Telangana braces for heavy rains, residents fear sewerage issues and waterlogging
1 year, 10 months ago

Telangana braces for heavy rains, residents fear sewerage issues and waterlogging

Deccan Chronicle  

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Hussainsagar poses risk to groundwater
2 years, 5 months ago

Hussainsagar poses risk to groundwater

Deccan Chronicle  

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TS govt shifts GO 111 onus onto water board
2 years, 8 months ago

TS govt shifts GO 111 onus onto water board

Deccan Chronicle  

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GHMC puts more load on residents
4 years, 11 months ago

GHMC puts more load on residents

Deccan Chronicle  

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Mission Paani: Many parts of Hyderabad face drinking water shortage; rainwater harvesting measures remain inadequate
5 years, 6 months ago

Mission Paani: Many parts of Hyderabad face drinking water shortage; rainwater harvesting measures remain inadequate

Firstpost  

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Hyderabad: Contamination in water bodies to go on for 3 years
5 years, 7 months ago

Hyderabad: Contamination in water bodies to go on for 3 years

Deccan Chronicle  

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Hyderabad caps ODF++ status
5 years, 11 months ago

Hyderabad caps ODF++ status

Deccan Chronicle  

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