Godavari water gushes into Hyderabad finally

Hyderabad: Quthbullapur was the first Assembly constituency to receive Godavari water as over 18 MGD was pumped to Shapurnagar on Friday afternoon. The commissioning of the project quenched the thirst of the constituency, which had not received any supply in 15 days.

Sumanth Reddy, a resident of Shapurnagar said, “For over 15 days we had not received a drop of water; the supply had decreased following water rationing since October 1. Earlier we used to get water once in eight days but it had increased to 15 days. Now with Godavari water there should be no problem until summer.”

Rameshwar Rao, director, maintenance and operations, Water Board said, “The Godavari water will serve the municipal circle of Quthbullapur. The water is travelling 186 km to Gunpur, where one pump is operational for the initial 18 MGD, which was sent to Quthbullapur, the first consumer of Godavari water. This will substitute Manjeera and Singur; there will be no water rationing  ahead and the Godavari water is ready for consumption. With Krishna Phase 3 (remaining 45 MGD) which is operational and now Godavari, there won’t be a problem till next monsoons.”

“People are being cautioned that initially certain turbidity of the pipeline may prevail even after scouring the pipes at various feasible locations; as such they may further filter or disinfect the water before consuming,” said Water Board officials.

Meanwhile, the city Water Board is working on providing the required infrastructure to supply water to the villages within the ORR.

The Board is also preparing a plan for new reservoirs, inlet mains and distribution network. Proposals are being prepared for Rs 50 crore for meeting the water supply crisis in the ensuing summer.

River water sweeps away residents’ days long stir

Since October 1, residents of Quthbullapur Assembly constituency had been receiving water only once in 15 days as the Water Board had started drawing 7 MDG less water from its sources. Godavari water was the only alternative and since much before its commissioning, residents had been protesting about the meagre water supply.

Residents of Prasunnanagar in Quthbullapur Municipality stage a protest through empty vessels before the Godavari water reached on Friday. The area was not getting drinking water for the last 15 days.    (Photo: DC)

Quthbullapur TDP MLA K. P Vivekananda said, “The water required for a population of five lakh in the constituency is nearly 28 MGD. But so far only 14 MGD was being pumped into the municipal circle. For the past 10 years, this area has been receiving 10 MGD water, however, after the commissioning of the Krishna Phase 3, another 2 MGD was added. Water supply was once in eight days but in the last two months it reduced to once in 15 days. Since November 16 there had been no water supply. On Friday, water from Godavari was pumped in.”

Meanwhile, there are no reservoirs  in Quthbullapur to store water even after the commissioning of Godavari. “The present storage capacity is about 18 MGD. We have been demanding reservoirs for long. Earlier, a storage tank was sanctioned but due to technical reasons it was cancelled. However, it is now again under consideration. We need a storage tank with a capacity of 28 MGD,” added the MLA.

Meanwhile, supply of Krishna Phase 3’s remaining 45 MGD has commenced and areas from Prashasan Nagar, Kukatpally and Madhapur, up to Serilingampally are receiving regular supply. Out of the 45 MGD of Krishna Phase 3 , 25 MGD has been diverted to the Prashasan Nagar reservoir and the remaining 20 MGD to the core city area.

 

 

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