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The squad of delegates from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) who are successful the metropolis with respect to the Musi Riverfront Development project, person clarified that the the Government of Telangana has not yet submitted a ceremonial Concept Note for the backing of the project.
Speaking to the representatives of Musi Jan Andolan (MJA) connected Friday, the squad said nary definitive statement has been reached betwixt ADB and the State authorities regarding the nonstop scope of the task oregon the presumption and modalities of immoderate imaginable funding. The intent of the existent ADB sojourn to Hyderabad is to question clarifications from the Musi Riverfront Development Corporation Limited (MRDCL) and to sermon the mentation of the Concept Note, which is simply a prerequisite for immoderate ceremonial task appraisal oregon backing consideration, the members who met the squad informed.
Representatives of the ADB reportedly explained the rigorous owed diligence procedures of the ADB that would travel aft an statement is reached.
MJA representatives presented media reports and the connection made by the Minister for Information Technology, Industries & Commerce successful the Telangana Legislative Assembly, which referred to an in-principle support from ADB for Rs 4,100 crore for parts of Phase-I. MJA reiterated the superior concerns outlined successful their earlier submission connected 12 November 2025, concerning socio-ecological injustices, ineligible violations, deficiency of transparency, antiauthoritarian deficits, and fiscal unviability.
These include: misinformation regarding the project’s presumption and ADB’s involvement; arbitrary demolitions displacing implicit 400 families without capable notice, consultation, oregon meaningful rehabilitation; a piecemeal attack to Detailed Project Report (DPR) mentation constricted to municipality Phase-I, ignoring the integrated basin-wide needs of the river; continued delays successful defining and publically disclosing the stream boundary; implicit lack of meaningful and inclusive stakeholder consultations, successful usurpation of ADB’s Environmental and Social Framework (particularly ESS10); nary publically disposable broad Environmental Impact Assessment oregon Social Impact Assessment contempt ongoing actions; and persistent terrible contamination from untreated effluents, with the task appearing to prioritize commercialized and real-estate improvement implicit genuine, semipermanent ecological restoration of the stream and its basin. MJA representatives who participated successful the gathering were Meera Sanghamitra, Verghese Theckanath, Sajaya, Syed Bilal, Akhil Surya and others.
