Telangana Minister KTR says Hyderabad to lead country soon in waste to energy conversion
In addition to this, he stated that by the end of August, hyderabad will be the only city in india to have 100% of its sewage treated. He made this statement while delivering the keynote speech at the World Environment Day 2023 event held at the Administrative Staff college of India. The minister said that there were 206 dry resource collecting centres (DRCC) with a daily capacity of 750 tonnes, 87 of which were run by SHG women and generated an annual income of about Rs 6.3 crore. According to him, the remaining 122 DRCCs' dry trash was being sorted, bailled, and sold to RDF and recycling facilities.
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The government has approved the installation of roof top solar power plants with a 31.12 MW capacity at STPs, pump houses, reservoirs, and buildings of HMWSSB, the minister stated when outlining future plans.
He also said that an agreement would be reached between HMWSSB, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha university in New Delhi, Prof. Jayashankar Agriculture university of telangana, indian Institute of Rice Research, Sustainable india Trust, and others to study the extraction of nutrients from STP byproducts and to take steps to lessen the carbon footprint of STP operations.
For its accomplishments in a range of disciplines, hyderabad consistently received top rankings from many agencies and organisations. From 2015 through 2020, Mercer named it the Most Liveable City for a five-year period. According to him, telangana was named first for its overall performance in environmental activities by the Centre for Science and Environment on Sunday.