HMDA procures floating trash collectors to clean lakes

HYDERABAD: To end the problems of water hyacinth, weeds and floating material like plastic, the

Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority

(

HMDA

) has procured floating trash collectors to clean the lakes. Water hyacinth is causing mosquitos and foul smell in the colonies around the lakes.


To begin with, these collectors would be put in service at Chandan Chervu, Jillelaguda and Rampally chervu near

Keesara

from next week. After this, the authority wants to clear the lakes like Mancheryal Talab lake near Meerpet, Annarayuni Chervu near Nagaram in Keesara mandal.

The authority has procured two floating trash collectors at a cost of Rs 3 crore from M/s Cleantee Infra, Mumbai. As per the agreement, the collectors would be operated and maintained by the manufacturing agency for two years.

“The trash collectors would be deployed in the urban areas where the growth of water hyacinth is existing and problems is more. They will be shifted to other areas depending on the requirement to keep the lakes clean,” Municipal Administration principal secretary and HMDA metropolitan commissioner Arvind Kumar said.

Earlier, the HMDA had procured similar floating trash collectors in 2016 for cleaning of Hussainsagar Lake and procured two Dredging Utility Craft Machine and Long Boom Amphibious Excavators which are being deployed for removal of floating material, garbage and the remains of idols immersed in the Sagar lakes during Ganesh and

Durga

festivals.