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Govt tells depts to clear water dues

HYDERABAD: The state government has asked various departments to clear the water dues of Rs 160 crore to the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB).

At a review meeting here on Friday, chief secretary Minnie Mathew asked the officials to find ways to clear the pending water arrears because of the serious financial crisis faced by the Board. "Major departments like home, panchayat raj and rural development, municipal administration and urban development (MA&UD), health, medical and family welfare and A P

Housing Board owe a collective Rs 160 crore to us," HMWS&SB director (technical) D Sunder Rami Reddy told TOI. tnnThe panchayat raj and rural development wing is the top defaulter with Rs 97 crore dues followed by MA&UD with Rs 24 crore dues. Recently, the AP high court issued orders to the HMWS&SB to collect the dues from the government departments following a public interest litigation filed by a city-based NGO.

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Novel filter plant to be set up at Shaikpet

HYDERABAD: An ozonisation plant will be set up on trial basis at the Shaikpet filter bed to treat water for drinking purpose.

The Water Board has planned to do away with the traditional chlorination process and supply water after ozonisation. "Initially, we will set up an ozonisation plant at the Shaikpet filter bed on trial basis," HMWS&SB chief general manager (transmission) V Visweswaraiah told TOI.

A team from Praxair, a Spanish firm, had visited the Water Board office five months ago and made a presentation on the ozonisation process. It had also collected water samples from the Osmansagar and the Himayatsagar reservoirs and tested them to find whether the water was suitable for ozonisation process. Since the team got positive results, the Water Board decided to take up the process, he added. A few days ago, the Spanish firm had also sent a proposal to set up an ozonisation plant on trial basis at the Shaikpet filter bed.

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Krishna Phase III gets govt nod

HYDERABAD: The government on Friday gave the green signal to Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) to take up the Krishna Drinking Water Supply Project (KDWSP) phase III by issuing GO Ms No. 325.

The government has accorded administrative sanction of Rs 1,670 crore (Rs 1,500 crore from Hudco loan and Rs 170 crore from state government fund) towards the cost of Krishna project phase III and permitted the Water Board to raise a loan of Rs 1,500 crore at the rate of 12% per annum for the proposed project with government guarantee.

"Soon, the process of providing collateral (open land) to Hudco and inviting tenders will start for the proposed drinking water project," HMWS&SB managing director Adhar Sinha told TOI.