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No hope in sight for Musi
No hope in sight for Musi, Musi River, GHMC, Municipal Administration and Urban Development. The Musi River was once the life line of the twin cities and in due course has turned lifeless. Many efforts were made to restore the river.
In a declaration to the High Court bench, the state government has informed that it has decided to beautify the entire 34-km stretch of the Musi River under the limits of the GHMC at a cost of Rs 922 crore. And on December 27, SK Joshi, principal secretary, Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MAUD), asked the representatives of urban local bodies to come with a comprehensive action plan for the same within a month. More than a month has passed and there are no reports about the action plan and the Musi River Conservation and Rejuvenation Project continues to go at a snail’s pace
The Musi River was once the life line of the twin cities and in due course has turned lifeless. Many efforts were made to restore the river. Though the project was started amidst much fanfare in 2005, it hasn’t really touched the issues like encroachments, leakage of drainage and sewage into the river.
On December 27, SK Joshi, principal secretary, Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MAUD), directed the senior engineering officials of the irrigation department to come up with a comprehensive action plan with proper designing for the Musi River Conservation and Rejuvenation Project within a month’s time.
The Principal Secretary after detailed discussions with the heads of urban local bodies Departments i.e., Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB), Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA), Irrigation, Hyderabad and Rangareddy collectorates said that this initiative had been taken up to complete the project in stipulated time. More than a month has passed and no details have come up regarding the comprehensive action plan.
In an earlier interview, Somesh Kumar, Commissioner, GHMC, said that it and the connected departments had already taken up the beautification works of the Musi River Conversation and Rejuvenation Project as per the directions of the High Court.
MAUD declaration to High Court
The state government on November 6, informed the AP High Court that it had decided to beautify the entire 34-km stretch of the Musi river under the limits of the GHMC at a cost of Rs 922 crore.
Making the submissions on behalf of the government before a division bench comprising Chief Justice Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta and Justice PV Sanjay Kumar, special counsel N Sreedhar Reddy said that the GHMC and the HMDA were taking steps to remove encroachments along the banks of the river and also to clean it.
He said that the GHMC had submitted a detailed project report to beautify the river and its riverbed and it had been referred to the Centre, the National River Conservation Directorate (NRCD) and the ministry of environment and forest seeking a Central share of funds.
He also submitted that the state government would bear 30 per cent of the total cost. Explaining the beautification process of the Musi River’s banks, the counsel said that the construction of interception and diversion structures were some of the components of the action plan prepared.
HC directive on leakage of sewerage into river
On December 5, the AP High Court has directed the state government to make alternative arrangements to avert direct discharge of sewage into the Musi River till the completion of the Musi river beautification project.
Principal secretary, Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MAUD) , SK Joshi admitted in his report that about 18 major drains and many local drains from various colonies had been polluting the Musi river by directly discharging the raw sewage into the river.
