HYDRAA to deploy sewage treatment in restored lakes
HYDRAA is launching a pilot project to treat sewage in restored lakes using nature-based technology developed by BITS Pilani. The initiative aims to ensure only treated water enters urban water bodies to improve ecological health.
Why it matters
Urban lake restoration is critical for climate resilience and water management in rapidly growing cities like Hyderabad.
The Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) is set to deploy sewage treatment in the lakes it has restored, beginning with a pilot project at Bam Rukn-ud-Dowlah Lake at Shivarampally, using a low-cost, nature-based treatment technology developed by BITS Pilani’s K.K. Birla Goa campus.
The project will be executed by BITS Goa for HYDRAA under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative, with plans to gradually extend the system to other lakes across the city.
The initiative is aimed at ensuring that only treated water enters the lakes being rejuvenated by HYDRAA. While the agency has already developed inlets to prevent sewage from flowing into lakes during dry season, it is now exploring economical technologies for treating wastewater before it is discharged into the water bodies.
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