World Water Awards: Hyderabad's Civic Body Bags Prize For Best Sewerage Treatment Plants Maintenance

The competition was conducted by Water Digest in cooperation with UNICEF and the Ministry of Jal Shakthi.

Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board

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The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) received the best Sewerage Treatment Plants (STPs) maintenance award at the World Water Awards 2022–23, held in New Delhi. The competition was conducted by Water Digest in cooperation with UNICEF and the Ministry of Jal Shakti.

The HMWS&SB submitted its entry under the ‘Best STP-Government Category’ titled ‘Making Hyderabad a 100 per cent sewerage treatment city.’ The submission highlighted the newly constructed 31 new STPs in Hyderabad, along with a 339 MLD Amberpet STP.

The Union Minister for Water Resources and Jal Shakthi, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, presented the award to HMWSSB Director, Sridhar Babu.

The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board won the best STP maintenance award at the World Water Awards 2022-23, held in New Delhi.

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According to a Telangana Today report, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat praised the city, saying Hyderabad is heading forward to become the first city in the country to treat 100 per cent of the sewage water.

HMWS&SB Managing Director, Dana Kishore said besides providing drinking water to everyone in the city, the Board was working hard to treat the sewage generated. He said the state government has sanctioned 62 STPs under the Sewerage Master Plan of Hyderabad city at a cost of Rs.3,866 crores.

"This is the first time in the country that a State government has sanctioned such a large sum for 100% sewage treatment," he told Telangana Today.

The Water Digest Water Awards (WDWA) are one of the most prestigious platforms in India for recognising and praising extraordinary environmental projects and accomplishments. The World Water Awards were conducted in 65 categories for the years 2022–2023. Several government departments and corporations related to water management participated in this competition.

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