Telangana govt seeks Rs. 4,000 cr from Centre for Musi River project

The State government has sought Rs.10,000 crore for taking up the River Musi project and diverting River Godavari water to Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar in the city.

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy along with Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka met Union Jal Shakthi Minister CR Patil in



New Delhi on Monday.

During the meeting, the Chief Minister sought the Union government’s support in taking up the Musi Riverfront Development project. All the murky water from Hyderabad was flowing into River Musi and there was a need to ensure only treated water flows into the river, he said.