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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: 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