K. T. Rama Rao Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development said that the Telangana government was now targeting at achieving Open Defecation Free plus status for the entire State.
Telangana soon become the first state in the country to use new technological methods in sewage management, he said. The Minister was given a demonstration at Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) head office on Sewer-Croc, a Robotic Camera System which detects blockages in pipelines and clears the same.
” The use of this technology would help in elimination of manual scavenging”, Mr Rama Rao said. Emphasising on faecal sludge management, the Minister mentioned that a plant was already set up at Warangal in association with ASCI. Efforts were on to have similar plants across the State.
“The government is planning to set up a vertical Sewage Treatment Plants on nalas. Towards this, a pilot project will be taken up at 3.2 km at Kukatpally nala. This project will be taken up replicating Bangkok model. Idea is to reuse the treated water for industrial use at Uppal, Nacharam, Jeedimetla and other areas” , he said.
Regarding monsoon preparedness, the Minister said multi-pronged plans have been prepared to handle rescue and relief measures. Special teams have been formed by Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) , HMWSSB and MA&UD department to take up operations during monsoon. MA&UD principal secretary Arvind Kumar and HMWSSB Managing Director M.Dana Kishore were present on the occasion.
MA&UD Minister @KTRTRS was given a demonstration on Sewer-Croc and Robotic Camera System which detects blockages in pipelines and clears the same. @arvindkumar_ias, Principal Secretary, MA&UD, Dana Kishore, @MDHMWSSB @HMWSSBOnline also present.
