Normal water supply to be restored by July 4

By Our Staff Reporter

HYDERABAD, JULY 1. The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) on Saturday assured to restore the entire supply of 60 Million Gallons per Day (MGD) from the Manjeera to the twin cities by July 4.

The water supplies were disrupted on Friday after flood water submerged the water treatment plants, pump houses and electrical sub-station of Manjeera Water Supply Scheme (MWSS) Phase-III and Phase-IV systems at Peddapur.

Speaking to presspersons here on Saturday, HMWSSB Managing Director, Mr.L.V.Subramanyam said that pumping units from twin cities as well as Sangareddy district that were rushed to the spot had completed the dewatering process. Efforts were on to make at least two motors each of Phase-III and Phase-IV operational by Sunday evening and immediately ensure a supply of around 30 MGD of water for twin cities, he said.

Meanwhile, additional water was being drawn, around 12 MGD from Osmansagar and 5 MGD from Himayatnagar, to maintain a minimum of 90 MGD out of the regular supply of 128 MGD, he said. Additional tankers were also pressed into service to supply water in the twin cities, he said adding that priority was being given to providing emergency services such as hospitals.

Mr. Subramanyam said that about ten upstream tanks were breached on Friday submerging the water treatment plants, pump houses and electrical sub-station at Peddapur. The water broke the compound wall and gushed into the sub-station without offering a possibility of diverting it, he said.

Help was also rushed from various quarters including Singareni Colleries, AP Transco and Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited in flushing out the water and drying up the area, he said. Since water reservoirs were completely polluted with flood waters, supplies would be started after disinfecting them with chlorine, Mr.Subramanyam said.

On steps to prevent recurrence of such incidents in future, the HMWSSB Managing Director promised to acquire about 27 acres of land around Peddapur sub-station for building the flood banks.

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