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About dozen of colonies along with Himayat Sagar and Osman Sagar lakes are suffering from harsh conditions of water scarcity since one month. Various water supply agencies like Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) took over the responsibility of drinking water supply to all rural areas inside the ORR from April 1, 2017. All the households get the water supply 2 3 times a week under the Rural Water Supply Scheme (RWSS) and also from available borewells. Conditions of various big villages like Kismatpur, Himayatsagar (partly), Hydershakot, Peeram Chervu, Gandamguda, Neknampura, Puppalaguda, Khanapur, Narsingi and Manikonda worsens after the takeover by HMWSSB. It is observed that the colonies near Gandhamguda and the Telangana Police Academy have the worst situation with the supply of water once in 1 – 2 weeks. Approx 20 percent households are suffering due to the infrequent supply of Krishna water as per told by the Sarpanch of an area. Due to the wors

HYDERABAD : The recent spate of moderate to heavy rains in the city may have boosted the groundwater levels by at least half a metre, but a new report reveals that the water thus recharged is highly contaminated with fluorides, nitrates and large quantities of iron. A report on the state's groundwater profile by the Central Groundwater Board (CGWB) says harmful chemicals are present in the water beyond the permissible limits. "It is bad news for the people as the report mentions a rise in the nitrate levels in the water. The basic source of nitrates in water sources is from sewerage , which seeps from improperly built septic tanks," Dr Shakeel Ahmed, chief scientist, National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), told TOI. Source – TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/pollution/Groundwater-turning-toxic-with-sewage/articleshow/49020804.cms

HYDERABAD: At least 40% of Hyderabad's precious water is wasted everyday and unless the age-old pipelines carrying water to the city homes are replaced immediately the shortage of water could spiral out of control, top water board officials said. Unbelievable as it may sound, upto 3 million gallons of water from Osmansagar reservoir gets poured out every day due to leakages in the old lines, installed way back in 1935. "Normally in any country 17% is the admissible rate of water loss. In Hyderabad, however, it is at 40%," Manohar Babu, director (operations), Water Board told TOI. At a time when thousands of Hyderabadis spend hours waiting in long queues with buckets in hand to get water or order tankers at high prices to meet their household needs, Water Board officials said big institutions and even hospitals pay little heed to leaking pipes, taps or reservoirs that cause loss of water. Many areas in the city are reeling under acute water shortage and the Water Board

HYDERABAD: Improvement of water distribution network and implementation of sewerage master plan in the Rajendranagar circle of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation seems to be a distant dream for locals. The Rs 314 crore mega project was taken up by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission a few years ago. However, the project's main work like construction of a sewage treatment plant (STP) at Mir Alam has not even begun due to land acquisition problems. Though the contractor of the joint venture project MEIL-BRCCPL-AIPPL is ready to execute the work, the authorities could not complete the acquisition process. The project has been proposed in five zones of Rajendranagar circle which includes construction of ground level storage reservoir (GLSR) of 23 million litres (ML) at places like Budwel (two), Golden Heights, Shastripuram and Suleman Nagar, trunk mains, sub mains, lateral sewers

HYDERABAD: Osmania General Hospital, the biggest state-run institute, is receiving just 10% of its daily requirement of around 3 lakh litres of water and is struggling to meet its water needs, officials said. Patients and doctors have been hugely inconvenienced as sterilization of instruments, cleaning of operation theatres is being compromised, exposing patients to more infection, doctors said. Also, water shortage also increases the use of disposables, thereby increasing the hospital expenditure. "Though we pay Rs 2 crore annual bill to the Water Board, the supply is pathetic," said a senior doctor at the state-run hospital. "Water and power are the basic requirements in a hospital set up, but their availability is always found wanting," he added. Authorities said because of the persistent water shortage, a second connection was taken, which cost the hospital Rs 4-5 lakh, but in vain. Sources said that casualty ward wears a dirty look due to water scarcity. Fo

HYDERABAD: With only four days left for the mega biodiversity meet, host city Hyderabad is still far from pretty, the multi-crore beauty treatment notwithstanding. And painting the ugliest picture is the official venue for CoP-11, Hitex-HICC which is thick with dug-up stretches, broken road dividers, withering saplings, heaps of felled branches and a stinking water body. The unfinished parking lot and helipad, exclusively being re-done for the dignitaries, on Wednesday appeared more like a construction site sitting in the middle of a swamp. Most of the previously planted saplings in and around the venue are on their death bed and being hurriedly replaced with marigolds and other seasonal flowers which, however, have so far failed to uplift the look of the venue, instead only adding to the clutter and chaos. Government-appointed contractors working at the site said that they were confident that they would succeed in fixing every gap in the remaining two-three days to pre