The Times of India 08.03.2013
Water Board seeks Rs 2,000 crore in state budget
HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) has sought allocations to the tune of Rs 2,000 crore in the state Budget 2012-13.
The Water Board has prepared and submitted proposals to the municipal administration and urban development (MA&UD) department to be incorporate in the Budget 2013-14 which will be introduced in the Assembly by state finance minister Anam Ramnarayana Reddy on March 18.
"The HMWS&SB has sought Rs 920 crore for implementing the Godavari Drinking Water Supply Project (Maulana Abul Kalam Hyderabad Sujala Sravanthi Scheme) and Rs 250 crore for the Krishna Drinking Water Project Phase-III, nearly Rs 300 crore more than the allocation last year (2012-13)," an HMWS&SB official told TOI.
To improve the water supply network in Greater Hyderabad and peripheral areas, it has sent proposals to the tune of Rs 180 crore. "Though we have been spending crores of rupees through the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renew Mission (JNNURM), we are not getting the state government's share. We have asked the government to allot another Rs 222 crore in the proposed budget for implementing the sewerage master plan (SMP) in the city," he said.
To improve water supply network in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) jurisdiction, the Water Board has sought Rs 150 crore and another Rs 5 crore for remodeling existing sewerage network, the official added.
As part of plans to control pollution in the Musi, it has sought Rs 100 crore. "Though we have been sending proposals every year, the government allocates budget according to its priorities," a senior Water Board finance wing official said.
The Water Board has prepared and submitted proposals to the municipal administration and urban development (MA&UD) department to be incorporate in the Budget 2013-14 which will be introduced in the Assembly by state finance minister Anam Ramnarayana Reddy on March 18.
"The HMWS&SB has sought Rs 920 crore for implementing the Godavari Drinking Water Supply Project (Maulana Abul Kalam Hyderabad Sujala Sravanthi Scheme) and Rs 250 crore for the Krishna Drinking Water Project Phase-III, nearly Rs 300 crore more than the allocation last year (2012-13)," an HMWS&SB official told TOI.
To improve the water supply network in Greater Hyderabad and peripheral areas, it has sent proposals to the tune of Rs 180 crore. "Though we have been spending crores of rupees through the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renew Mission (JNNURM), we are not getting the state government's share. We have asked the government to allot another Rs 222 crore in the proposed budget for implementing the sewerage master plan (SMP) in the city," he said.
To improve water supply network in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) jurisdiction, the Water Board has sought Rs 150 crore and another Rs 5 crore for remodeling existing sewerage network, the official added.
As part of plans to control pollution in the Musi, it has sought Rs 100 crore. "Though we have been sending proposals every year, the government allocates budget according to its priorities," a senior Water Board finance wing official said.
