GHMC Plans Drone Survey for Musi Riverfront Development
The CM has directed officials that environmental conservation should be the top priority, to maintain the ecological balance of the Musi River
Hyderabad: With the state government tasking the lines department with developing the 55-km Musi riverfront, the municipal administration and urban development (MA&UD) has decided to invite expression of interest (EOI) for preparing a master plan for the riverfront.
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has directed officials that environmental conservation should be the top priority, to maintain the ecological balance of the Musi River. Following this, officials have decided to include components like sustainable landscaping and green initiatives.
The riverfront is proposed to have amusement parks, shopping mall and water sports among other features that would foster local businesses and job creation.
The GHMC is set to conduct a drone survey. The corporation has floated tenders for the survey and has earmarked Rs 49.55 lakh for the project.
“The survey will identify houses and other buildings and encroachments in the buffer and maximum flood levels of the river,” said an official from the Musi River Front Development Corporation Ltd (MRDCL).
A GHMC official said that the corporation’s urban community development (UCD) wing will be deployed if the state government instructs them to rehabilitate the poor residing there.