The Hindu         11.02.2016 

Hyderabad to get its usual water supply this summer

Citizens can heave a sigh of relief this summer, as water supply to the city will not be hit this year thanks to the recently commissioned Krishna phase-3 and Godavari phase-1 projects. The two sources have made up for the loss of about 150 million gallons per day (MGD) of water supply after the Manjeera, Himayatsagar and Osmansagar sources went dry about two months ago.

At present, Hyderabad is receiving a total of about 258 MGD from the Krishna Phase-1, Phase-2 and Phase-3 projects, and another 86 MGD from the Godavari Phase-1 project. Another 7.5 MGD is also being supplied from the Himayatsagar and Osmansagar lakes. It may be recalled that the Singur and Manjeera sources went dry early in December.

“The water supply will not drop, and we will continue to supply the same amount till the next monsoon,” said Rameshwar Rao, Director (operations), Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB). Before the Godavari Phase-1 and Krishna Phase-3 projects were active, the city was receiving 340 MGD of water everyday, from the Osmansagar and Himayatsagar (40 MGD) lakes, Krishna phase 1 and 2 (180 MGD), and Manjeera phase 1 to 4 projects (120 MGD).