Anger on the banks of the Musi
The Musi Riverside Development Project will cover 55 kilometers of the city’s riverbed, with each phase addressing a portion of the river. The stated objectives of the project are: flood mitigation, an accessible riverfront, a connected city, sustainable development and heritage tourism. | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal
TJournalist hulasi Chandu, who runs her own YouTube channel, is one of the 417 residents of the Madhu Park Ridge housing complex in Langar Houz. From his balcony he has a view of southern Hyderabad: the imposing 12th-century Golconda Fort on one side and a vast vista of greenery that is slowly giving way to the towering concrete jungle.
On the slope of the plateau where Madhu Park Ridge is located, the Moosa stream, a tributary of the Musi river, winds 11.2 m through the landscape. Its route from the still green Ananthagiri hills towards Hyderabad is regulated by the Osman Sagar reservoir on the edge of the city, built after the devastating floods of 1908. But on closer inspection, what flows through Moosa is a dark, almost opaque stream of sewage and wastewater discharged from surrounding utilities.
It was published – 28 March 2026 05:50 IST
