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Plug water leakages: Expert
If 55 percent of water wastage through leakage is prevented, Hyderabad can manage its resources better than any global city, said Professor V Srinivasa Chary, Director of Centre for Energy, Environment, Urban Governance and Infrastructure Development, Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI).
Hyderabad: “If 55 percent of water wastage through leakage is prevented, Hyderabad can manage its resources better than any global city,” said Professor V Srinivasa Chary, Director of Centre for Energy, Environment, Urban Governance and Infrastructure Development, Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI).
Says lack of proper planning and a scientific approach lead to sewage problems in Hyderabad
Speaking at the conclave of ‘Forum for a Better Hyderabad’(FBH) whose 16th anniversary coincided with the World Environment Day held in ASCI, he felt that the biggest problem the city was facing was of drinking water, which could be easily resolved, if the leakages which account for nearly 55 % of the total available water, is prevented.
While stressing on the need for water harvesting, he felt that most of the denizens were still unaware of water harvesting pits and failed to construct one in their residential premises. Srinivasa Chary stressed on the need for generating awareness amongst the newer generations, who are the future custodians of Hyderabad.
He found Hyderabad was facing the problem of sewage like most of the cities in the country, owing to lack of proper planning and a scientific approach. He lamented that the city which is home to the country’s premier institutions, failed to resolve various issues, including cleaning of the Musi River.
He opined that rather than contacting institutions from Norway, the city could have taken the help of some of the top research institutions which were located in Hyderabad itself. Eminent artiste, Padmashri K Laxma Goud was the Chief Guest whereas Dr Rakesh K Mishra, Director of CCMB (Hyderabad) was the Guest of Honour.
The function was presided over by M Vedakumar, President of FBH and Governing Council Member of INTACH. Laxma Goud expressed nostalgia for the Hyderabad which existed a few decades earlier and lamented the loss of its ambience. He felt that consecutive governments had neglected the aesthetic and emotional values of the city and its people, which had existed for hundreds of years, in the name of development.
He spoke out against the demolition of heritage structures for the construction of skyscrapers. Rakesh Mishra provided examples of countries like Switzerland, where citizens were important stakeholders and participated in the entire development process of their cities. He described the social media as an important tool of campaign.
Vedakumar gave an account of how Hyderabad, known for its greenery and lakes, slowly turned into a concrete jungle in the last couple of decades. He said that no city had a forest cover like Hyderabad, with the Qutubshahi and Asafjahi dynasties following a policy of controlled development in and around the city.
He pointed out that HUDA and later HMDA had come up with master plans without a regional plan or any proper consultation. OM Debara, General Secretary of FBH read out the annual report of the Forum, while Joint Secretary Sangamitra Malik convened the programme.
