Hyderabad, May 31 -- The Municipal Administration and Urban Development(MAUD) Department on Saturday, May 30, approved a loan of Rs 612.5 crore for the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB).

The MAUD issued government order (GO) 581, according to which Rs 250 crore was sanctioned for the Sunkishala intake project under the Krishna Drinking Water Supply Project. In GO 582, the government sanctioned Rs 362.5 crore as loans to HMWSSB for various development work.

Both releases were made following the budget release orders issued by the Finance Department.

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