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Free water connections to 164 government schools

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The New Indian Express  02.12.2010

Free water connections to 164 government schools

HYDERABAD: Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) managing director, M Jagadeeshwar announced on Wednesday that free water connections will be provided to 164 government schools in Hyderabad district.

In a meeting held with district collector Gulzar Natarajan, the collector submitted a list of schools having no water connections and requested the MD to provide free connections.

The MD also affirmed to provide sewerage connections to schools which do not have them. Jagadeeshwar asked the district collector to provide sumps with a float to collect drinking water to arrest overflow, to provide water in a hygienic way.

The district collector also agreed to depute a responsible officer to the Water Board for coordination, surveying and road cutting permissions. Jagadeeshwar ordered his officials to ensure the work gets completed on or before December 31.

Last Updated on Thursday, 02 December 2010 10:52