Hyderabad water supply: HMWSSB plans 10 MGD Manjeera cut from December

HMWSSB plans to reduce Manjeera water supply by 10 MGD from December as reservoir levels decline ahead of summer. The Board is monitoring Singur and Manjeera storage, operating emergency pumps and advising institutions to use alternative water sources where available

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) plans to reduce water supply from the Manjeera source by 10 million gallons per day (MGD) from December to conserve resources and prepare for peak summer demand.

The Water Board is currently drawing 71 MGD from Singur against its scheduled allocation of 75 MGD, a shortfall of 4 MGD. It is drawing 44 MGD from Manjeera against the scheduled 45 MGD, a shortfall of 1 MGD.

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HMWSSB sources told Telangana Today that Singur’s water level stood at 1,689 ft against its full tank level (FTL) of 1,717 ft, while Manjeera’s level was 1,642 ft against an FTL of 1,651 ft.

“We expect water levels in both sources to dip significantly in about a month. Keeping this in view, there is a proposal to reduce supply by 10 MGD from the Manjeera source,” an official said.

The Manjeera water supply network managed by HMWSSB serves several parts of Hyderabad’s western, northwestern and northern suburbs, as well as defence establishments, industrial areas and Secunderabad Cantonment.

Northwestern localities served by the network include Kukatpally, KPHB Colony, Pragathi Nagar, Miyapur, Hyder Nagar, Gangaram, Madinaguda and Chanda Nagar. Areas in central Hyderabad and the western suburbs include Erragadda, SR Nagar, Ameerpet, Sanath Nagar, Moosapet and parts of Begumpet.

The industrial and Outer Ring Road belt includes Patancheru, Ramachandrapuram, Lingampally, Beeramguda and Ameenpur. Secunderabad and northern neighbourhoods served by the network include Secunderabad Cantonment, Ferozguda, Bowenpally, Hasmathpet and Alwal.

A senior HMWSSB official said resident welfare associations, defence establishment managements and other key institutions had been advised not to depend solely on the Board’s supply and to use alternative water sources they had developed, including rainwater harvesting systems.

The Water Board has been operating two pumps at emergency pumping stations since the last week of September. The number of pumps will be increased as water levels in Singur and Manjeera decline, an HMWSSB official said.