Deccan Chronicle - Hyderabad 19.08.2009
City to get additional dumpyards
Hyderabad, Aug. 18: The municipal administration and urban development minister, Mr Anam Ramanarayana Reddy, said additional dump yards will be built in four corners of the city.
Speaking in the Assembly, Mr Ramanarayana Reddy said 180 acres near Adibhatla, 720 acres in Malkapur and 100 acres in Dundigal have been identified for setting up the proposed dump yards.
The Medak district collector has been asked to identify 80 acres between Patancheru and Sanga Reddy, he said and added that the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation will buy the land at market price.
The minister said an estimated 21-lakh tonne waste would be generated by 2036 in the city, which would then have a population of 2.39 crore. At present, the waste generated is 5,000 tonnes. The government awarded the contract to dispose of waste in a scientific manner to Ramky Group, which will soon start its operations.
