Hyderabad: Municipal Minister KTR today said that the waste to energy plant the first in South India will relieve the people of Jawaharnagar from the stench and foul smell.
It is proposed to generate with a capacity of 63 Megawatts of waste to energy power plants in Greater Hyderabad limits, he said during the inauguration of 19.8 MW power plant in Jawahar Nagar here today.
Later the minister laid the foundation stone for 28 Mw power plant. He further said with 1 crore population Hyderabad city generating nearly 6,000 tons of garbage daily.
In order to dispose of the garbage in a scientific way it is proposed to generate power by processing a total of 3,200 metric tons of Garbage with another 28MW plant is coming up within 18 months.
Apart from this, another plant with 15MW waste to the energy power plant is coming up at Dindigul, which is sufficient to dispose of the garbage for the next coming 10 years, the Minister said.
This 19.8 MW plant is the most modern Waste to Energy plant in India today & we will be further adding 28 MW in the same site in 18 months and another 15 MW at Dundigal
The combined 63 MW of waste to energy processing capacity will take care of waste treatment till 2030 https://t.co/r8GajStzIn
— KTR (@KTRTRS) November 10, 2020
Further, the Minister said as a long term plan and to decentralize waste management in a scientific way in Hyderabad, the State Government has identified two places at Lakdaram and Pyarenagar, which is far away from human habitations.
In order to contain the foul smell, it is proposed to treat leech with Rs.250 Crores.
The minister further assured to provide medical and educational facilities to the residents of Jawaharnagar. Further, the minister said that the Telangana Government is committed to issuing ownership rights to all eligible low and middle-class income groups across the State without collecting any fee.
Towards this initiative, the Government already launched the Dharani portal, citing the example of 15 to 16 colonies in Uppal, the Minister said the residents in these colonies were issued ownership rights.
With this, the residents can avail of loans for business purposes and education purposes etc. Across the state over 70 percent of people own pattas and few areas like Jawaharnagar, residents in these colonies were to get the pattas, he said.
The Minister assured the 40,000 residents of Jawaharnagar and neighboring areas that the pattas will be issued. A special program will be organized and Chief Minister.K Chandrashekhar Rao will be issuing the pattas.
Minister Malla Reddy speaking on the occasion requested the minister to provide drinking water tap connection to the residents and also to provide roads and street lights.
Mayor Dr.Bonthu Rammohan, Rajya Sabha MP, Ramky Chairman Ayodhoya Ramreddy, Commissioner GHMC, Lokesh Kumar, PCB Secretary Ms.Neethu Prasad, Collector Medchal, Vasam Venkateshwarlu, Boduppal Corporation Mayor Samala Buchi Reddy, Jawahar Nagar Corporation mayor Mekala Kavya and others participated in the program.
