Overview
- Phase I spans 21 km along the Musa and Esa up to Gandhi Sarovar at Bapu Ghat, with works including embankments, flood walls, promenades, water‑retention structures and 14 bridges.
- The DPR lays out sewage interception and diversion across key nalas, adds new STPs at Narsingi, Ibrahim Cheruvu and Hydershakote, upgrades Attapur, and proposes a ring‑bund system to reuse treated water.
- The state says the Asian Development Bank has given in‑principle support for about half the funding, with a proposed central grant and a state contribution covering the remainder.
- Chief minister A. Revanth Reddy promises compensation and 10,500 double‑bedroom homes for families that must relocate, reiterating that no poor household will be left without support.
- Opposition leader K. T. Rama Rao challenges the plan, alleging a land grab of roughly 3,300 acres, inflated costs near Rs 1.5 lakh crore and inadequate social and environmental studies, which the government disputes.