Land acquisition for underground drainage works in the pipeline
He said that 1.54 km of drainage line out of 8.5 km and 73 manholes out of 432 have been completed in the underground drainage system. He said that the necessary land acquisition process will be underway for the construction of sewage treatment plants with a capacity of 44 MLD at Dhamsalapuram tank and 9.5 MLD at Puttakota tank.
He said that up to 2.5 km of sewage canals can be completed without removing any structures, and that up to 1.5 km have been completed so far. On this occasion, Khan said that underground drainage works in Khammam city have been sanctioned under the Amrit 2 scheme at a cost of Rs 249.5 crore, of which Rs 189 crore 50 lakh has been allocated for the construction of underground drainage system and Rs 60 crore for its maintenance for the next 10 years.
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