Nagole STP to be ready for operation by July end
The Hindu
Hyderabad Water Board chief initiates trial run of Nagole STP, part of Hyderabad's sewage treatment projects.
Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board chief K. Ashok Reddy along with senior officials on Monday started the trial run of Nagole Sewage Treatment Plant (STP), one of the 31 projects in Hyderabad towards 100% sewage treatment.
He instructed officials to operate the STP on full scale in a fortnight. The Nagole STP is among six STPs and part of the package 2 projects at an outlay of ₹1,355.13 crore, for treatment of 480.50 mld sewage. With three modules and a capacity of 320 mld, the Nagole STP is the biggest.
As part of the trial run on Monday, Mr. Ashok Reddy inspected the CC roads and lighting works on the STP premises. He instructed officials for final works such as completion of internal roads, landscaping and beautification work in the available space.
Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has sought a report from the State government on a complaint that the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) had taken up works amounting to ₹387 crore in violation of rules in Varuna and Srirangapatna Assembly constituencies, allegedly on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s oral instructions.
“We are organising a health research convention, which comprises a couple of workshops, community-based learning, and also cardiac care. We also included a one-day seminar on medical education, how medical education has evolved in India and the U.K., and what we can learn from each other” said Dr. Piruthivi Sukumar Dean of the International Faculty of Medicine & Health, University of Leeds during his interaction with The Hindu.