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Sewage and Solid Waste
Municipal Sewage
Andhra Pradesh has 112 municipalities and five Corporations covering a
population of 2.4 crores. With the exception of major towns of Hyderabad,
Secunderabad, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada and Tirupati, most of the towns
are not sewered and pollution of the water bodies and the ground through
untreated sewage is a common sight.
Infact even, major towns like Hyderabad, and Secunderabad do not have
total coverage of sewer and only 1/3 of sewage water is planned to be
treated while the remaining water flows into Musi river causing heavy
pollution. The total length of the sewerage in the Hyderabad City is about
1629 kms. The present sewage system covers about 70% of the jurisdiction
of MCH and a small portion of L.B. Nagar Municipality. The remaining eight
municipalities do not have any ground sewage system.
The main sewage treatment plant for Hyderabad is at Amberpet, which is
designed for an average flow of 115 mld (25 Mgd peak flow). Another STP
is installed beside the Hussainsagar with a maximum capacity of 30 Mld.
The STP at Amberpet is also being upgraded.
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