Trial run commences at Fatehnagar and Khajakunta STPs in Hyderabad, Telangana

The trial run has commenced on the Fatehnagar and Khajakunta sewage treatment plants (STPs) in Hyderabad, Telangana, on June 29, 2024. These STPs are a part of the 31 STPs being developed by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board on a PPP-based hybrid annuity mode in three packages. This will augment the capacity of sewage treatment in the city. Package I includes the construction of eight STPs with a capacity of 402.5 million litres per day (mld), Package II includes the construction of sic STPs with a capacity of 480.5 mld under Phase II and Package III involves the construction of 17 STPs with a capacity of 376.5 mld under Phase I.