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The Telangana Government has reiterated that the ambitious Musi Riverfront Development Project is not simply a stream cleaning workout but a broader societal responsibility. The Government is steadfast that improvement of the stream should not displace radical but should impact them arsenic stakeholders and hence, elaborate guidelines person been drafted for taking up the Phase I project.
Five phases covering 55 km
The task is planned successful 5 phases covering 55 km with method and fiscal discussions connected Phase-I — involving an estimated ₹7,055 crore — successfully completed with the Asian Development Bank for funding.
The Cabinet sub-committee connected Musi rejuvenation instructed officials to commencement operation enactment of the archetypal signifier spanning 5 km wrong 21 km agelong from Himayatsagar to Bapughat and Osmansagar to Bapughat with minimal impact.
According to the guidelines, works pertaining to removal of coagulated discarded and stream cleaning would beryllium taken up on with riverbed profiling based connected hydrology. Construction of retaining walls for flood control, roads connected some sides of the river, large sewerage drains on some banks, stormwater drains, barrages for h2o retention and riverfront would follow.
‘Determined to guarantee minimal interaction connected people’s properties and residences’
The Cabinet panel, during its gathering connected Friday (May 8, 2026) resolved to instrumentality the task successful a transparent mode and officials were directed to code each nationalist concerns and physique implicit spot among them arsenic safeguarding their involvement was of paramount involvement to the government. It was determined to guarantee minimal interaction connected people’s properties and residences and task alignments should beryllium modified accordingly to trim interaction connected existing structures.
Musi project Managing Director E.V. Narasimha Reddy explained that an elevated corridor of 55 km from Narsingi to Gowrelli was planned arsenic portion of the East-West corridor and mentation of elaborate task study (DPR) for enlargement from Uppal Bhagath to Gowrelli was underway.
Obtain biology clearances earlier proceeding with works: Bhatti
Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka instructed officials to get biology clearances earlier proceeding with works and represent peculiar committees to coordinate finances, approvals and inter-departmental works. With December adjacent twelvemonth acceptable arsenic deadline for the completion of the project, officials were directed to taxable a elaborate execution calendar.
IT and Industries Minister D. Sridhar Babu was peculiar astir mounting wide timelines and ensuring disposable advancement successful the task portion different member, Transport and BC Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar, stressed the request for precautionary measures successful presumption of the upcoming monsoon season.
The Cabinet sheet decided to instal rubber dams astatine assorted locations on the Musi task arsenic portion of tourism improvement too enhancing h2o retention and supporting h2o sports and boating. Officials acrophobic were accordingly directed to survey akin installations successful Nashik and Mumbai and taxable a elaborate report.
