Godavari Pipeline Link To Be Ready by Nov. 15
The MD also inspected works under Phases II and III of the Godavari drinking water supply project at Ghanpur, which are targeted for completion by October 2027.
Hyderabad: With water availability in the Singur-Manjeera reservoirs declining, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) has expedited work to bring an additional 40 million gallons per day (MGD) of Godavari water to the city.
HMWS&SB managing director K. Ashok Reddy on Monday directed officials and contractors to complete the pipeline connectivity works at Ghanpur by November 15. He made it clear that the deadline would not be extended.
Inspecting the works, Ashok Reddy directed officials to deploy teams in three eight-hour shifts and work round the clock to ensure that additional water reaches the city without disrupting the existing drinking water supply.
He asked contractors to undertake pipeline construction simultaneously from both ends and arrange floodlights, machinery and other facilities for night work.
Road-crossing works should be taken up immediately after obtaining the necessary permissions and making safety arrangements. Additional teams should be deployed to complete these works within two to three days, he said.
Ashok Reddy directed officials to coordinate with Mission Bhagiratha and the forest department for technical support, machinery and manpower. Equipment and technical teams engaged in other Godavari project works should also be diverted wherever necessary.
The MD also inspected works under Phases II and III of the Godavari drinking water supply project at Ghanpur, which are targeted for completion by October 2027.
He reviewed pipeline construction, tunnel excavation, the 80-million-litre-capacity master balancing reservoir (MBR) and the 1,170-million-litre-per-day water treatment plant (WTP).
Directing contractors to accelerate civil works, he stressed that construction quality and structural strength should not be compromised to meet deadlines. Prescribed technical standards and quality tests must be followed at every stage.
He also called for faster pipe manufacturing, transportation, trenching, laying, welding and jointing, with additional machinery and labour deployed at multiple locations.
As the pipeline, tunnel, WTP and MBR works are interlinked, all components must progress simultaneously, he said.
Ashok Reddy directed officials to hold fortnightly progress reviews, compare targets with actual work completed, identify reasons for delays and ensure that contractors arrange manpower, machinery and materials in advance.
