Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao today decided to spend about Rs 317 cr to conduct helicopter survey for the ambitious program of Telangana Water Grid.
Informed sources said the TRS Government will call tenders in two months and set up 24 water grids across the State. It is estimated that about Rs 27,000 cr will be required for the project to cater to the needs of people in villages, municipalities and cities and industries. The project is to become operational in 2018 and the government has prepared a long term plan to be functional till 2050.
As per the plan, each person will get 100 liters pure water in villages, 150 liters in towns and no decision taken yet whether Hyderabad will be connected with the grid. The CM has already stated that he would launch the prestigious program from Nalgonda district which is facing perennial problem of fluorosis. The Government plans to construct pipelines for the purpose through RWS department and appoint 700 additional engineers. (NSS)