This month-end, Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) has a surplus of 78 million gallon per day (mgd) of water reserve. As for the periphery, M. Dana Kishore, MD, water board, said that the first instalment of Outer Ring Road drinking water project will start on March 5. Water board had facilitated emergency pumping at Nagarjunasagar during the last two years. Tanker-free coloniesA total of 300 colonies, which used to receive water supply in tankers, have been getting pipe water supply since the past three months. The colonies which have 35,000 families will not be dependent on water tankers this year.

Source: The Hindu February 28, 2018 02:44 UTC