HYDERABAD: Chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy on Monday flagged-off an amphibious Aquarius Truxor to remove floating debris from the shores of Hussainsagar.

HMDA imported it from Switzerland at a cost of Rs 1.30 crore. This is the second machine HMDA has procured and deployed in the lake.

Buddha Purnima Project Authority officer-on-special duty N Chandramohan Reddy said it can remove debris floating in the water, cut aquatic vegetation and clear silt.

A dredge pump, which could be attached to the machine, can remove sediments from a depth of 1.7 metres and hoses up to 300 mts length.

"The dredged material will be sent to the dumpyard at Jawaharnagar by trucks everyday," he said.