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Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is making all necessary arrangements for the mineral water water supply to the slum areas in its jurisdiction.

GHMC already selected 40 areas regarding this project and they are targeting towards establishing of atleast 1500 water plants across 1476 slum areas in the jurisdiction of GHMC.

The areas which are not able to receive the water through pipelines are goimg to mainly benefit through this project. In coming next 100 days, GHMC is trying to establish all the 1500 water plants. On overall a total of 150 wards, the Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment plant is going to be established in each ward. Regarding this, basing the selected 40 slum areas, already 12 acres got the tenders purchased.

Not only the above mentioned areas, the authorities were issued the circular saying that remaining slum areas which are in need of these plants should also be listed. For each plant, the cost is Rs.2.5 lakhs and the Rs.4 is going to be the cost for 20 liters of water. GHMC authorities are planning to give the administration responsibilities of these plants for the local unemployed people.

Finally, the establishment of these water plants is not only beneficial for the slum areas in terms of getting drinking water but also beneficial for the unemployed people in those concerned areas.

- Phani