The Hindu 11.02.2016
Hyderabad to get its usual water supply this summer
Recently commissioned Krishna Phase III and Godavari Phase – I projects come to the rescue of denizes
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).
