Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Monday laid the foundation for the Musi river revival project at Gandipet. He pledged to turn Hyderabad into a clean, thriving city over the next decade. He also assured full support for those displaced by the project and urged citizens to participate in building the city’s future.
The revival plan will draw 20 TMC of water from the Godavari under Phase II and III of the drinking water scheme. Of this, 17.5 TMC will refill Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar reservoirs. Another 2.5 TMC will be allocated exclusively for rejuvenating the Musi river.
Revanth reviewed a project photo exhibition and noted that the ₹7,360 crore effort aims for completion within two years.
Musi river revival to clean water, protect health, and restore ecology
Addressing the public, Revanth said the project will secure Hyderabad’s water needs while cleansing Musi of untreated sewage. He warned that pollution had turned the river into a toxic stream, killing livestock and causing birth defects in humans.
He criticised previous governments for failing to transfer even a drop of Krishna or Godavari water to Hyderabad over the past decade. His administration, he said, has restarted Godavari water transfers not only for drinking but also to detoxify the Musi.
“Polluted waters are killing people and animals in LB Nagar, Ibrahimpatnam, Bhongir, and Aler,” he said. “If Gujarat could clean the Sabarmati and Uttar Pradesh could clean the Ganga, why should Telangana’s Musi be left out?”
Godavari water to feed reservoirs, fields, and Musi river
Revanth explained that the project begins at Sripada Yellampalli reservoir. From there, pipelines carry water to Hyderabad via infrastructure built during former CM Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy’s tenure. That effort started with the 2008 launch of the Pranahita–Chevella project at Tummadihatti.
The Chief Minister announced plans to resume talks with Maharashtra to push the project forward. While Maharashtra has cleared construction up to 142 metres, Telangana will seek approval for 148 or even 150 metres. This would allow irrigation across 1.5 to 2 lakh acres in undivided Adilabad.
He added that redirected Godavari water would support farmers in Chevella, Vikarabad, Tandur, and Parigi by directly irrigating their lands.
Revanth pledges inclusive growth, urges citizens to join
Revanth said the Musi revival would remain apolitical and development-driven. He promised to transform Budvel into a major urban hub and confirmed that detailed plans for the “Gateway of Hyderabad” project were already in place.
He called the river project a matter of public health and environmental justice. “Join us,” he urged, “as we reshape Hyderabad for the next generation.”
Ministers D. Sridhar Babu, Ponnam Prabhakar, and Vivek Venkatswamy joined him at the foundation event. Local MLA Prakash Goud and other public representatives from the region also attended.
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