Hyderabad’s new water projects unlikely to meet summer deadline

Hyderabad is likely to depend on its existing water supply network this summer as major infrastructure projects remain incomplete. The Godavari, Neopolis and Manjeera schemes are at different stages, while the government prepares a master plan for the CURE region.

Hyderabad: Though the Telangana government has launched various water supply infrastructure projects to meet the CURE area’s water demand, these projects will not be ready for the upcoming summer, leaving Hyderabad dependent on the existing supply network during the dry season.

For instance, the Godavari Drinking Water Supply Project Phase II & III. A foundation stone was laid in 2025 and is targeted for completion by December 2027. As of now, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) has completed 18 km of pipeline for the proposed water supply project, while other infrastructure works are in progress. The HMWSSB is spending Rs 7,360 for completion of the project.

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The project is designed to bring water from Sripada Yellampally project and divert 20 TMC of Godavari water, including 16 TMC for Hyderabad’s drinking water needs and four TMC to rejuvenate water bodies and the Musi River.

Another water supply project for the benefit of 13 lakh people in the Neopolis area has also taken off and is targeted to be completed by 2027. Work is also under way on the Rs 298-crore Neopolis water supply trunk main and pumping station project, and work on two ELSR reservoirs is progressing.

Meanwhile, the Telangana government is preparing a draft water supply master plan covering HMWSSB’s service area up to the Telangana Core Urban Region Economy (CURE), which is at the inspection stage.

Sources at HMWSSB told ‘Telangana Today’ that the Rs 722-crore refurbishment of Manjeera Water Supply Scheme Phases I and II is also at the tender stage. “Supported by government funding, the two-year project will replace the nearly five-decade-old transmission network built in the early 1970s across Hyderabad’s western corridor,” the official said.

HMWSSB sources said tenders worth Rs 50 crore had been floated to build three dedicated reservoirs and install vital inlet and outlet distribution mains across six new colonies in Bandlaguda, Chandrayangutta.

Lifelines of Hyderabad- City gets potable water from six drinking water reservoirs:

Godavari River (Sripada Yellampally Project): travelling approximately 180 km

Krishna River (Nagarjuna Sagar/Akkampally Project): travelling approximately 110 to 116 km

Manjeera River (Manjeera & Singur Dams): Travelling approximately 60 km

Twin Reservoirs (Osman Sagar & Himayat Sagar): Travelling approximately 55 km