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Time of India
17-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
New reservoir inaugurated in Rahamat Nagar
Hyderabad: In an effort to improve water availability, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board ( HMWSSB ) opened a new Rs 5.7 crore reservoir at SPR Hills in the Rahamat Nagar division on Saturday. This development will address water shortages in 52 bastis and many colonies within the Borabanda and Rahamat Nagar divisions under the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC). The facility will distribute three million litres of water per day to 15,000 connections across the 52 bastis in both divisions. Transport minister Ponnam Prabhakar announced that, in order to address the city's water crisis, the tender process for supplying 20 TMC of water, valued at Rs 7,000 crore, had been finalised as part of the Godavari Phase II and III projects. Union minister G Kishan Reddy emphasised that the city had not received any additional water allocation over the past decade. He highlighted the urgent need to improve water distribution to support the city's rapid development and expansion.
Time of India
05-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Godavari II & III projects to enhance Hyderabad's water supply
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board ( HMWSSB ) is set to enhance the city's water supply under the Godavari Phase II & III projects. Works on the project is scheduled to begin within a month, with completion planned for 2027. The project includes the construction of pumphouses, substations, treatment plants, and the installation of main pipelines. Estimated to cost Rs 7,300 crore, the project will facilitate the extraction of an additional 300 MGD, marking a 60% increase in supply. This will boost the city's total water supply from the current 550 MGD to 850 MGD, meeting projected needs for the next 10 years. In 2017-2018, the water board proposed constructing a 10 TMC reservoir in Shamirpet to boost water supply. However, the plan was stalled due to challenges in acquiring the required 1,600 acres of land.
