Kurnool shocked by quality of KMC water
Updated Dec 10, 2020, 12:35 pm IST
KMC Commissioner DK Balaji said it requires Rs 300 crore to construct sewerage treatment plant but the civic body does not have that money
The rivers in Kurnool are polluted by chemical effluents, medical waste in addition to sewage by KMC
KURNOOL: Citizens in Kurnool are shocked at the quality of water being supplied to them by Kurnool Municipal Corporation (KMC) in the wake of Eluru contamination that saw hundreds of people taking ill.
KMC has no sewerage treat plant and every day it discharges 60 million litres (mld) into Tunga-bhadra river without any concerns for peoples health. River pollution in Handri and Tung-abhadra, the two rivers that flow across Kurnool city, have been causing health issues to people residing on the river bank. Plastic waste and other non-degradable material, lead and cadmium that are in the river need to be cleared. Regional Pollution control Board officials say that T