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Hyderabad Water Board assures safe drinking water supply

In a statement on Monday, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) said that the water they are supplying is safe for consumption and can be used for other purposes as well.

Water was being tested following an unprecedented rainfall in the Godavari Basin that resulted in a run-off flow of around 12 lakh cubic feet of water. Raw water is drawn from this reservoir and treated at the Mallaram pump house of the Godavari water system.

In the GHMC limits as well as the Outer Ring Road, treated water is supplied to several localities.

Water samples were being tested at various localities of the Godavari drinking water supply areas, and complaints can be reported by dialing 155 313.

The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) said that all measures have been taken to ensure that Godavari water is turbidity-free.

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Water board develops plan to monitor contamination

After an extended period of incessant rains, the Water Board has recently taken steps to ensure that the drinking water supply is not polluted.

Chlorination of household water takes place in three stages: first at the water treatment plants, then at the main balancing reservoirs, and finally, at the service reservoirs, before supply.

Water board director M Dana Kishore shared details of his tour of the localities served by the board’s reservoir at Patigadda in Begumpet. After checking the water’s quality parameters, he enquired about supply with the people.

Dana Kishore said measures are being taken to ensure that the water supplied contains 0.5 parts per million of chlorine. Each day, 15,000 chlorine tests are conducted across the city for the purpose of maintaining the water’s quality, he stated.

Because slums, flood-affected areas, and low-lying areas are more likely to receive polluted water, the water board is being extra cautious about the water supply. Chlorine tablets are supplied to the households so that the quality of stored water can be monitored.

To date, the board has distributed 5 lakh chlorine tablets in slums, flood-affected areas, and low-lying areas. A total of 5 lakh tablets are ready for distribution.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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