Water Board
Hyderabad – The Godavari drinking water project is facing difficulties in acquisition of 50 acre forest land spread across Karimnagar, Medak and Rangareddy districts. This patch of forest land is creating hurdles for the early completion of the project. Additionally, a suitable land for construction of Master Balancing Reservoir at Ghanpur is yet to be [...] Continue Reading »
Few days ago, the Water Board dug the tar road in Ashok Nagar bridge in Hubli for repairing a leak in the water pipe, has failed to patch up the road after the repair works. The damaged road was not tarred again instead it was filled with mud. This has formed a huge hole in [...] Continue Reading »
Hyderabad- The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) has initiated the technical and financial bid regarding the initiation of the Krishna Phase-III project. They also shortlisted firms who were present with the lowest bid amounts. The proposed drinking water supply project under 10 packages had floated tenders by the Water Board. There were two firms who filed tenders concerning the [...] Continue Reading »
Hyderabad- In a recent revision of the drinking water tariff in Hyderabad, the tariff is expected to go sturdier as the officials have planned to initiate a Water Regulatory Authority along with the Electricity Regulatory Commission. The decision to have a regulatory authority was made by the Water Board with an institutional set up mechanism [...] Continue Reading »
With decreased water supply, erratic timings doubled with continuous low pressure, Hyderabad is having water crisis in spite of heavy downpour last week. Many localities in the city continue to reel under acute water shortage and in many areas the problem worsened as water tankers continue to be the only respite for many residents. Residents [...] Continue Reading »
The Housing and Urban Development Corporation (Hudco) has refused to accept sewerage treatment plants (STPs) and reservoirs as collateral instead it wants land as collateral. The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) is trying to get open land for the Rs 1,000 crore loan for the Godavari drinking water supply project. A senior Water Board [...] Continue Reading »
Today Bangalore is no more called as “land of thousand lakes” instead it can be now called as “land of thousand sewage”. The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has witnessed illegal sewage tanks in the city. The residents have requested KSPCB to take legal action against the building owners and even the water board [...] Continue Reading »
The posh localities seem to be getting least contaminated water in twin cities Hyderabad and Secunderabad. The Regional Centre for Urban and Environmental Studies, Osmania University based on the recent said that, out of 50 samples around 20 samples have been tested positive for bacterial contamination. Drinking water has become a threat to the residents [...] Continue Reading »
Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) handed over its piece of land proposed for construction of a sewage treatment plant (STP) to L&T Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (LT-HMRL) for a metro rail project. The proposed STPs were about to cost Rs 825 crore to the water board.The Water Board got this 42 acres [...] Continue Reading »
