"drinking-water"

AP sought emergency release of 5 TMC of water from the Nagarjuna Sagar Project to meet the drinking water needs in the Guntur, Palnadu, Bapatla and Prakasam districts.

The officials of Hyderabad Metropolitan water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) urged people in the affected areas to use water sparingly. List of the affected areas given below

The committee was undertaking works such as strengthening of basic infrastructure, construction of girls toilets, providing drinking water facilities, minor and major repairs works, renovation and maintenance of existing and dysfunctional toilets in government schools, he said.

Areas including RC Puram, Ashok Nagar, Jyoti Nagar, Chandanagar, Gangaram, Madinaguda, Hafeezpet, SBI Training Centre, BHEL Factory, and nearby areas will be affected.

The Sripadasagar Yellampalli irrigation Project's water level is nearing dead storage even as the maximum temperatures continue to soar, worrying the public.

Besides seven places for vehicle parking, drinking water and sanitation facilities are arranged. While 14 counters for laddu and pulihora prasadam are set up, 12 counters for special darshanam and tonsure are arranged.

In the next few weeks, the water board will also make arrangements to supply drinking water through submersible pumps.

Chloroscope (Chlorine test) kits are being supplied to each and every gram panchayat to test the quality of water before supplying it to people.

Collector Rajarshi Shah initially inspected community health centres in Bursan Patar, Ramjiguda in Indervelli and then Umri of Utnoor mandal.

Collector Venkatesh Dhotre instructed officials to collaborate across departments to proactively address the looming drinking water scarcity during the summer months.

Officials informed that water release was stalled in the wake of drinking water scarcity in Karimnagar town.

In the wake of the increasing power demand, the Chief Minister wanted officials of the energy department to make arrangements to meet the required demand during the season.

MLA along with Mayor Y Sunil Rao, former MP B Vinod Kumar and others examined depleted water levels in Lower Manair Dam in the outskirts of Karimnagar town on Sunday.

She instructed that electronic devices and mobile phones should not be allowed in the examination centres under any circumstances.

In a review meeting on availability of drinking water in Hyderabad during the summer season, the Water Board MD maintained that, as far as meeting the drinking water requirements are concerned, the city is comfortably placed.

Khammam Collector held a review meeting on drinking water supply with officials from Mission Bhagiratha, Panchayat Raj, Municipal and Irrigation Departments

Following instructions from Irrigation minister Tummala Nageshwar Rao, NSP officials released 1,000 cusecs of water to the left canal at 5.30 pm

The circular noted that despite instuctions not to use single-use plastic water bottles in government programs, meetings and ceremonies, plastic water bottles were still in use.

A supplementary budget of approximately Rs 11,321 crore for 2023-24 was tabled in the Uttarakhand Assembly on Wednesday.

In view of the fast depleting storage levels in the Nagarjuna Sagar Project, the State is firm on seeking priority for meeting the drinking water needs of Hyderabad.