Consumers across Greater Hyderabad and adjoining areas will not receive drinking water supply for 36 hours from 6 am on August 16, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board (HWSSB) announced on Friday, August 12. An estimated 3.5 lakh consumers are likely to be affected by the shutdown. Households that get potable water through the Krishna supply chain will be primarily affected, the HWSSB informed.
The reason for the shutdown is the junction work on water pipelines at Miralam Aliabad offtake for construction of flyover at Al Jubail Colony in Falaknuma under SRDP (Strategic Road Development Plan).
Water supply will be affected in the following areas: Miralam, Kishenbagh, Aljubail Colony, Santoshnagar, Vinaynagar, Saidabad, Chanchalguda, Asmangadh, Yakutpura, Madannapet, Mahboob Mansion, Riayasathnagar, Aliabad, Balapur, Boggulakunta, Afzalgunj, Narayanguda, Adikmet, Shivam, Nallakunta, Chilkalguda, Dilsukhnagar, Bonguloor, and Manneguda.
The areas of Mehdipatnam, Karwan, Langer House, Kaktiyanagar, Humayunnagar, Tallagadda, Asifnagar, MES, Shaikpet, OU Colony, Tolichowki, Mallepally, Vijayanagar Colony, Bhojagutta, Chintal basthi, Shaikpet, Allabanda, Jiyaguda, Red Hills, Secretariate, Old MLA Quarters, Gaganmahal, Himayathnagar, Budvel, Hyderguda, Rajendranagar, Upparpally, Suleman nagar, MM Pahadi, Chinthalmet, Kishanbagh, Manikonda, Gandhamguda, Narsingi, Kismathpur, Balapur, Maisaram, Bandlaguda & Barkas, Mekalamandi & Bholakpur, Tarnaka, Lalapet, Boudhanagar, Marredpally, Control Room, Railways, MES, Contonment, Prakashnagar & Patigadda, Hasmathpet, Ferozguda& Gouthamnagar, Vaishalinagar, BN Reddy Nagar, Vanasthalipuram, Auto Nagar, Maruthi Nagar, Mahindra Hills, Elugutta, Ramanthapur, Uppal, Nacharam, Habsiguda, Chilkanagar, Beerappagadda, Boduppal, Meerpet & Badangpet, Shastripuram, JubliHills, Filmnagar, Prashasan Nagar, Thattikhana, Lalapet, Sahebnagar, Autonagar, Saroornagar, Vasavi, Sainikpuri, Moulali, Snehapuri, Kailasgiri, Devendera Nagar, Gachibowli, Madhapur, Ayyappa Society, Kavuri Hills, Madhuban, Durganagar, Budvel, Sulema nagar, Golden Heights, Mallikarjuna nagar, Manikchand, Chengicherla, Bharatnagar, Peerzadiguda, Kismathpur, Gandhamguda, and Dharmasai will receive partial water supply.
This is reportedly the first time this monsoon that the HMWSSB has announced such a water shutdown. HMWSSB director projects told the Times of India that sufficient tankers will be arranged that will make additional trips for the benefit of consumers.
The HMWSSB has requested consumers to use water conservatively to avoid inconvenience.
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