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Hyderabad can save 80 million gallons daily through water conservation
Telangana's chief secretary says a 20 percent reduction in water use across Hyderabad could free up enough drinking water to meet future demand as reservoir levels fall.
In brief
Telangana's chief secretary says a 20 percent reduction in water use across Hyderabad could free up enough drinking water to meet future demand as reservoir levels fall. Telangana Chief Secretary Sanjay Jaju said eighty million gallons per day can be saved if Hyderabad residents conserve twenty percent of water, as…
Hyderabad faces water shortage concerns
Telangana Chief Secretary Sanjay Jaju said five hundred sixty million gallons per day is currently available in Hyderabad Core Urban Region's drinking water sources. Water levels in reservoirs are falling due to El Nino phenomena.
Twenty percent conservation saves eighty MGD
Jaju said that eighty million gallons per day water can be saved everyday if people in the three Municipal Corporation limits in Hyderabad conserve twenty percent water.
“80 MGD water can be saved everyday if people in the three Municipal Corporation limits in Hyderabad conserve 20% water”
Officials ordered to stop water wastage
Officials were directed to curb usage of water provided by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board for washing vehicles or wastage. Sewage Treatment Plants at gated communities and apartments must be fully operational.
Hyderabad's water sources identified
Drinking water to Hyderabad Core Urban Region is primarily supplied from Osmansagar, Himayatsagar, Manjeera, Krishna and Godavari rivers. A total of five hundred sixty million gallons per day water is available in these sources.
Plans to add sixty MGD from multiple sources
Plans are made to supply sixty million gallons per day additional water, including fifteen million gallons from Krishna river, five million gallons from Himayatsagar and Osmansagar, and additional water from Mission Bagiratha.
Mallanasagar pipeline to add twenty MGD
Pipeline works to provide the city with water from Mallanasagar, which has fifty six TMC water, will be completed by November.Officials said that additional twenty million gallons per day can be supplied from this source.
Groundwater decline drives tanker demand
Demand for water tankers shot up as groundwater levels in the city declined significantly in the past three months compared to the previous year.
Alternative plans for surrounding districts
Medak, Nizamabad, Kamareddy and Sangareddy are supplied with water from Manjeera and Singur reservoirs. Jaju said that an alternative plan was made for the districts and borewells and other water sources there were identified.
The bottom line
Telangana Chief Secretary Sanjay Jaju said eighty million gallons per day can be saved if Hyderabad residents conserve twenty percent of water, as officials plan to secure additional supplies amid falling reservoir levels.
