Hyderabad: Minister KTR announced that the government is planning to undertake sewage treatment of 100% in Hyderabad by September this year. He mentioned that systems are being developed to purify wastewater. He also stated that 31 sewage treatment plants (STPs) will be set up with a budget of Rs. 3,866 crore. The construction of a sewage treatment plant in Kokapet, Rangareddy district, with a capacity of 15 MLD and a cost of Rs. 66.16 crore has already been initiated by Minister KTR. The government is seeking funds from the central government for the construction of STPs.
Hyderabad aims to become the first city in the country to achieve 100% sewage treatment. The construction work on the new sewage treatment plant (STP) has begun and is expected to be completed in the near future. The government has allocated a budget of Rs. 3866.41 crore for the construction of 31 STPs. The Kokapet STP has already been completed with a capacity of 15 MLD. The Durgam Cheruvu STP, which has a capacity of 7 MLD, has also successfully completed its trial run.
The construction of the Durgam Cheruvu STP is significant among the 31 STPs. Officials have been making preparations to commence operations at the Durgam Cheruvu STP by the end of this month. In addition to this, the latest sequencing batch reactor (SBR) technology has been employed for the construction of the new STPs. Various companies, including Vattinagulapalli, Tej Nagar, Journalist Colony, Gowlidoddi, ISB, Financial District, Vipro, and Microsoft are contributing to finding permanent solutions to the sewage problem. The construction work is progressing rapidly.
With an investment of Rs. 33.67 crore and a capacity of 15 MLD, the STP at Kokapet has been constructed using SBR technology by SBAR. The project includes the construction of 14-meter-deep and 6-meter-wide interaction and diversion channels. The new STPs are being constructed using advanced sequencing batch reactor (SBR) technology. The scarcity of land in metro cities has posed a challenge, but the construction work using SBAR technology is yielding positive results. This will help in treating a large volume of wastewater in a small area. The innovative biological treatment methods being used in these STPs are cost-effective and result in efficient sewage treatment.
