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Daily water supply from November?

Special Correspondent

HMWSSB likely to finish laying pipes to ensure daily supply

HMWSSB receives 365 km length of pipes
Severe shortage of pipes led to the delay

Hyderabad: Come November and daily water supply will become a reality for most of the residents in the city.

This has become possible not just because of the good rainfall but also due to receipt of pipes.

Since October last there is a severe shortage of pipes as the only manufacturer in the country is not able to meet the demand.

The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) has now received 365 km length of pipes which are essential for daily water supply.

By November the board is hopeful of laying the pipes and ensuring daily supplies.

Division-wise supply

Of the 45,000 connections in division I it is proposed to supply daily water to 40,000 connections.

In division II 50,000 (of 75,000 connections), division III 40,000 (54,000 connections), division IV 25,000 (40,000 connections), division V 55,000 (66,000 connections), division VI 50,000 (60,000) and division VII 35,000 (50,000 connections) will get daily supplies.

Road cutting

In the next two months the board plans to take up road cutting operations for laying pipes. “But there is a lot of pressure against digging roads in view of Ganesh and Ramzan festivals,” said board’s Managing Director G. Asok Kumar.

Consumer cards

He said it was also proposed to issue consumer cards to all customers wherein the meter readers would make entries and sign every month.

This would help in ensuring proper accountability and cut down complaints of wrong billing.

Notices would be issued to about 30,000 defaulters who have not paid any charges so far.

Rainwater harvesting

It was also planned to launch a campaign for rainwater harvesting structures within houses.

In most of the apartments bores were drilled to a depth of 800 to 1,000 feet and when they dry up another one was dug. These dead bores would be opened and the rainwater allowed to sink in so that groundwater gets recharged.

This would also solve the problem of rainwater flowing from houses swamping roads and damaging them, Mr. Asok Kumar said.

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