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Telangana Unveils Musi Rejuvenation Details as DPR Nears Finish

Experts urged greater ambition, calling for large-scale land restoration.

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A low-angle photo captures a man speaking at a podium on a large stage, flanked by several dignitaries seated in a row. The speaker, wearing a dark jacket over a white shirt, is to the left, standing behind a podium with the 'Telangana Rising Global Summit' logo. The backdrop is a large LED screen. On the screen, a graphic of a standing Mahatma Gandhi statue is visible to the speaker's left, and to the speaker's right, a portrait of a man (likely the Chief Minister or another prominent leader) is displayed next to the "Telangana Rising Global Summit" logo. Seven people are seated on yellow chairs along the stage, facing the audience. They include men in both traditional Indian wear and suits, and one woman in a pink floral saree. The stage is decorated with white and purple floral arrangements along the front edge, and a large crowd is partially visible in the foreground.

Overview

  • Industries and IT minister D. Sridhar Babu said the plan includes lifting 3 tmc ft of Godavari water into the Musi and relying on 50 sewage treatment plants to keep flows clean and continuous.
  • MRDCL managing director E.V. Narasimha Reddy said the detailed project report is close to completion and described a science-led approach with planned community participation.
  • Water conservationist Rajendra Singh called for resident involvement and asserted the river’s right to land, cautioning against industrial or commercial use of riverbeds.
  • Former World Bank specialist Tapas Paul urged returning roughly 80–90 square kilometres to the river and wetlands and suggested concentrating high-density development in about 30 square kilometres to avoid creating a ‘cleaner drain’.
  • Flood expert Arjun Shashidharan warned that 50–100 mm of rain can cause city flooding and recommended probabilistic, future-focused modelling over reliance on past data or fixed buffers and embankments.