HMWS&SB’s Green Water Tanker Initiative Gains Traction Among Builders
The water board has urged other builders and apartment associations to follow the same practice.
Hyderabad:The HMWS&SB said its green water tanker initiative, providing treated water for non-drinking purposes, was gaining traction among construction firms, with projects in Kokapet and Malkajgiri taking the lead. The board said Vajra West City had started using treated water from the Kokapet sewage treatment plant (STP) on November 9. The project uses 90,000 to 1.2 lakh litres every day through three to four green tanker trips for construction and gardening.
In the Malkajgiri Municipal Corporation (MMC), Vasavi Group had become the first construction firm to use treated water for its project.
MMC commissioner T. Vinay Krishna Reddy launched the supply on Friday. Officials said the initiative would help save drinking water and reduce the use of groundwater.
The water board has urged other builders and apartment associations to follow the same practice.