The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) is proposing to lay a pipeline between Godavari River and Manjeera/Singur reservoir system, along the Outer Ring Road, so that the peripheral circles such as Patancheru, Ramachandrapuram and Qutbullapur can be provided piped drinking water supply.
Till such pipeline is in place, the board has received instructions from the government not to exploit the water from Singur and Manjeera reservoirs, as the same is intended to be used for Mission Bhageeratha project, and to fulfil downstream commitments in Medak district, the board has informed.
Managing Director of HMWSSB M.Dana Kishore, while addressing a press conference here on Monday, said that tenders will be called for the 1800 mm dia trunk main in next one week. Detailed project report has been prepared, and the proposals for laying the pipeline at an estimated outlay of ₹398 crore have been submitted to the government, seeking budgetary support and administrative sanctions.
Reservoirs are full
Assuring that the reservoirs have been well-fed this year for assured water supply through summer, Mr.Dana Kishore said the 2,600-kilometer lines being laid in peripheral circles and 56 reservoirs under construction as part of HUDCO project are in the final leg of completion.
Eleven reservoirs in Serilingampally, Kukatpally, Qutbullapur, L.B.nagar and Uppal, four reservoirs in Malkajgiri with World Bank assistance, and four more in the core city will be completed by March end, followed by 15 reservoirs each in April, May and June months respectively.
“We have the capacity in place to supply 602 million gallons per day (MGD),” Mr.Dana Kishore said.
A summer action plan prepared by the Board envisages works pertaining to de-silting, pollution control and repair of hand and power bore-wells at various locations, for which ₹581.29 lakh will be spent. Instead of the earlier method of allotment to each division, the Board has centralised the fund disbursal, based on the amount of works to be done.
Villages in periphery
HMWSSB will also take up the water supply operations to 190 villages within the ORR, which, thus far, are being served by the Rural Water Supply department.
DPRs have been prepared and submitted at a cost of ₹628 crore. Tender process is under way, he said, and assured that the project will be completed by March, 2018.
Meanwhile, HMWSSB is working in close coordination with the RWS department and district collectors so that summer contingencies are met, the HMWSSB chief said.
Tankers with GPRS
To arrest the irregularities in tanker operations, 338 tankers supplying free water to various slums have been fitted with GPRS devices enabling the automatic vehicle tracking systems. The board could save 5,000 to 6,000 trips per month due to this.
On sewerage front, the HMWSSB Managing Director said the Board is going to introduce trench-less technology soon in laying of sewerage pipelines through cured-in-place pipes.
He also explained steps being taken against Non-Revenue Water, and the repairs to old service reservoirs.
