The Hindu - Andhra Pradesh 01.08.2009
Modern UGD for Cyberabad
| Works being taken up at a cost of Rs. 40 crore cleared by the government |
Nearly 90 p.c. of project is complete: HMWSSB
APIIC, HMDA, Serilingampally Municipality chip in
— Photo: P.V. Sivakumar 
CIVIC ISSUES: The open sewage system in Cyberabad will be a thing of the past with the area set to get modern underground drainage.
HYDERABAD: Almost a decade after it hogged limelight as the most modern and happening hub of the city, Hitec City and its surrounding localities are now in the process of acquiring the modern underground drainage (UGD) network.
The works taken up with Rs. 40 crore cleared by the government for laying sewer mains and underground drainage in Hitec City area were grounded and have reached various stages of completion.
According to Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) officials, some of these works were in advanced stages of completion while other packages too were progressing for the initiative taken up with funds from A.P. Industrial Infrastructure Corporation, Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority and Serilingampally Municipality.
“The works are almost over and we can say nearly 90 per cent of the project is completed,” said M. Satyanarayana, HMWSSB Director (Projects).
Other projects
Meanwhile, the Board is also in the process of setting up pace for works to be taken up at a cost of Rs. 200 crore for which 35 per cent of the funds are to be provided under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). This project, which has the State government chipping in with 15 per cent of the project cost and the rest to be shared by agencies such as HMDA and APIIC, seeks to lay the underground sewage network for the entire Serilingampally Municipality spread over 42 square km.
Though host to several leading IT facilities and one of the most sought after destination for real estate, the areas of Madhapur, Kondapur and others which are part of Serilingampally have for years been without proper sewage network.
