In 2022, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) took up a slew of projects aimed specifically at ensuring a steady supply of drinking water to households as well as addressing potential future demands in the State’s capital in the coming decades.
The Water Board laid water pipelines in over 500 colonies located beyond the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits and within the ORR jurisdiction as part of the Outer Ring Road (ORR) Phase-II project.
Water supply will begin in these colonies once the reservoirs at these locations are completed. The HMWS&SB intends to finish the entire project by December 2023.
With the city rapidly expanding, there are over 1,200 colonies (most of them new) located beyond GHMC limits and within ORR jurisdiction that require drinking water.
“We signed the agreement on January 2022 after the identification of colonies. Since the date of the agreement, the number of colonies has increased,” a Water Board official, said.
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The Rs 1,200 crore ORR Phase-II project will provide drinking water to Gram Panchayats, Municipalities, Municipal Corporations, housing layouts, and gated communities.
According to Water Board officials, Hyderabad’s current water demand is 37 TMC, which is expected to increase to 47.76 TMS in 2035, 58.98 TMC by 2050, 67.71 TMC by 2065, and 70.97 TMC by 2072.
Considering Hyderabad’s rapid growth and the enormous projected demand for drinking water in the coming decades, the State government has directed the Water Board to implement the Sunkishala Intake Project.
When this project is completed, the drinking water needs of people living within the GHMC limits and the Hyderabad urban agglomeration area will be met even if rainfall is insufficient.
Another noteworthy initiative undertaken by the Water Board this year is the construction of 31 Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) in Greater Hyderabad with the goal of treating 1257.50 Million Litres Per Day (MLDs) of sewage over three packages at a cost of Rs 3,800 crore, with the goal of ensuring 100 percent sewage treatment in the city.
The Water Board set a June 2023 completion date for all STP works, making Hyderabad the only city in the country that treats all of its sewage.
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