Hyderabad, July 3 -- The Telangana government has ratified the transfer of 86 acres of land in Siddapur village of Kothur mandal in Rangareddy district to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) for establishing a solid waste management facility under the proposed Siddapur Eco-Town project.

The government also approved the decision of the Centre for Urban Resource Excellence (CURE) to permit Hyderabad Integrated Municipal Solid Waste Management Limited (HiMSW) to set up the facility in accordance with the Integrated Municipal Solid Waste Management Project concession agreement and existing regulations.

The Siddapur Eco-Town project is being developed under a cooperation agreement between the Telangana government and Kitakyush...