The approvals were granted at the fourth meeting of the National Apex Committee (NAC) of the UCF, held under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). The projects cover drinking water supply, stormwater drainage, heritage restoration, commercial infrastructure and tourism development.
The largest allocation is for Phase II and III of the Godavari Drinking Water Supply Project in Hyderabad, sanctioned at Rs 1,992 crore with Central assistance of Rs 398.40 crore. Being implemented by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB), the project involves laying around 120 km of transmission pipelines, constructing two water treatment plants with capacities of 120 MLD and 70 MLD, and creating 102.5 ML of storage capacity.
Together with Phase I, the project is expected to augment Hyderabad’s water supply by 20 TMC and serve around 174 lakh people across the 2,053 sq km Core Urban Region (CURE) by 2035. It will cover 27 urban local bodies recently merged around the Outer Ring Road and is targeted for completion by December 2027.
The Greater Warangal stormwater drainage project has been approved at Rs 1,465 crore, with Central assistance of Rs 366.25 crore. It aims to address 24 chronic flooding points across 407.70 sq km through new drainage infrastructure, rejuvenation of 10 major tanks and improvements to nearly 100 km of major nalas.
The Rs 209.08-crore Warangal Fort moat restoration project will receive Rs 52.27 crore in Central assistance. The project involves restoring the historic Kakatiya-era moat and developing promenades, bridges, viewing decks and landscaped spaces.
The Hanamkonda Central Business District (CBD) development project, sanctioned at Rs 168.80 crore with Central assistance of Rs 42.19 crore, includes an integrated bus terminal-cum-commercial complex, multi-level parking facilities, street improvements around the Bhadrakali temple, upgrades to the surroundings of the Thousand Pillar Temple and redevelopment of the Central Plaza.
The fifth project, the Alampur Integrated Heritage, Tourism and Urban Regeneration Project, has been approved at Rs 57.50 crore, with Central assistance of Rs 14.38 crore. It aims to support heritage conservation, tourism development and urban regeneration in the region.
