KTR to inaugurate Leachate Treatment Plant in Jawaharnagar

Leachate Treatment Plant | Hyderabad, April 14, 2023: Telangana government will take yet another significant step towards changing the face of Jawaharnagar. Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA&UD) Minister K.T. Rama Rao will inaugurate a leachate (liquid waste) treatment plant in Jawaharnagar on Saturday.

This will ensure that Jawaharnagar and adjoining localities do not witness water pollution in the future. Malkaram Cheruvu was polluted with wastewater because of the leachate which gathered at the Jawaharnagar dump yard. Some water bodies in the surrounding localities too got polluted when the contaminated water overflowed.

The Telangana government, recognizing the challenge, has devised short-term and long-term solutions to address the issue. A mobile RO system of 2000 kilolitres per day capacity was started in the year 2017 as a temporary measure. The capacity of the RO system was subsequently increased to 4000 kilolitres. Besides this, the purification of water in Malkaram Cheruvu too was taken up. To ensure the contaminated water from the water body does not spill over, storm water diversion drains construction was completed with the cost of Rs 4.35 crores. And, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) completed the capping of the dump yard in 2020 to address the issue of flood water flowing from the top of the dump yard. To purify polluted water, GHMC took up a program in 2020 with nearly Rs 250 Crore to treat the wastewater from Jawaharnagar and to restore nearby ponds and other water bodies in the surroundings. Ramky Group took up the restoration and purification of Malkaram Cheruvu and artificial lagoons. Year-long efforts into the programs and initiatives resulted in purifying nearly 43% of Malkaram Cheruvu. This was confirmed by agencies, like the Pollution Control Board, supervising the programs.

GHMC divided the Malkaram Cheruvu purification works into three phases. Under the first phase, 5.7 acres of the water body were purified. The process of purifying the legacy waste is underway. All of these programs have been taken up to ensure Jawaharnagar is completely clear of pollution.

After the completion of this program, the management of solid waste, as well as water waste in the Jawahar Nagar area, will reach a satisfactory level. Thus, the pollution problem in Jawahar Nagar and surrounding areas will be completely curbed.

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