Taking precautions, the authorities installed safety grills over more than 22,000 manholes in the city and those on the main roads have been sealed and marked red to indicate danger.
To mitigate the impact of the rising water levels, officials of the water board have decided to lift the gates of Himayat Sagar by one foot at 4:00 pm on Friday.
When the QR code is scanned, the persons will have access to details including the name and contact number of the agency and contractor executing the works
The programme was held in various GHMC wards and Water Board Head Office and the HMWS&SB ward assistants were briefed about the duties and procedures to be followed
Drop in Dissolved Oxygen levels in the pond and discharge of sewage water from upstream areas during the recent heavy rains are seen as the reasons behind the incident
Telangana government has decided to establish four STPs at Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar to contain the flow of sewage and an administrative sanction of Rs 82.23 crore has been accorded
At the Water Digest 'World Water Award' presented in New Delhi, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewage Board (HMWS&SB) received the Best Sewage Treatment Plant Award in the Government category.
Patancheru MLA Gudem Mahipal Reddy said the HMWSSB was building four massive reservoirs, which had a combined storage capacity of 90 lakh litres in Ameenpur.
Following the death of two persons in Mailardevpally, a few residents of the area were reported to have claimed the duo fell ill after consuming contaminated water supplied by the water board.