HMWSSB urges public to avail free drinking water scheme

HMWS&SB Managing Director Dana Kishore held a review meeting pertaining to the scheme and appealed theeligible households to register themselves

Hyderabad: Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) appealed those eligible in GHMC limits to avail the free drinking water scheme which has been extended till August 15.

HMWS&SB Managing Director Dana Kishore held a review meeting pertaining to the scheme here on Wednesday and appealed to eligible households to register themselves. “Though the last date for registration to avail the free scheme was April 30, the state government has extended the scheme till August 15. I request the eligible people to utilise the opportunity,” he said.

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He also instructed water board staffers to visit the households who are yet to be registered and explain to them the benefits of the scheme.

People can enrol post August 15 too but they will get the rebate only from the date of registration. The officials were asked to widely publicise the scheme, prepare a ward wise action plan, intensify efforts and ensure people are benefited from the scheme.

In the review meeting he mentioned that apart from ground level staffers, if general managers, assistant general managers of water board along with MLAs and corporators are involved, the scheme will benefit a larger section of people.

To be eligible for the scheme, a consumer should link Aadhaar and have a functional water meter. However, meters are not required for consumers if their locality falls under the slum category.

Aadhaar registration can be done at Mee-Seva centres or by visiting water board website www.hyderabadwater.gov.in. People can also get their doubts cleared by dialing 155313.

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