Present water supply situation in Hyderabad

Q: I’ll be moving to Hyderabad soon. I have heard the city faces a lot of water problems? I want to know exactly what is the scenario here. Can anybody help me out please?

Sriram Gowda, Hyderabad

29th July 2014

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Hey, I would definitely advise you to go for double filtered water purified systems in your house, because most of the water in this city is not fit for consumption. The Pollution Control Board (PCB) have actually tested the water. They also are strongly advising treateing that water before drinking it. In some colonies of Banjara Hills, this tested water has revealed traces of bacteria, and even arsenic contamination. The funny thing is that even the water board HMWS&SB are shirking all responsibilities and claiming that the water is clean, even when it is clearly not.

Ramesh Gullapalli, Hyderabad

31st July 2014

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Well there is bound to be a problem. The citizens of Hyderabad are consuming around 50 lakh litres of water in a day. Those water cans that you were talking of? Yeah, the people here buy almost 50 million litres of those! The demand for water is crazy high, and the supply is low, now that the two major reservoirs of Hyderabad – the Himayat sagar and the Osman sagar are drying up. So obviously these water dealers resort to selling unclean water at higher prices.

Suresh Kota, Hyderabad

31st July 2014

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Yes I know this problem first hand. Earlier we used to depend on the water connection, but that just didn’t taste right to us. So we shifted for a short while to using those mineral water cans that he mentioned. But we were not entirely sure about its purity, so we just got a double filter water purifier installed in our home. I think thats the only way in Hyderabad that you can determine that you’re drinking more or less clean water.

Lokesh Gowda, Hyderabad

30th July 2014

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Yeah you’re right man, there are a lot of water problems in this city. Even after getting a water supply connection, there is no guarantee that we’re going to get it at all times. The biggest problem I feel, is the water contamination. There is no way of assuring that you’re drinking clean uncontaminated water. I know some friends of mine who get those mineral water cans. Different suppliers charge different amounts for them – within Rs 20 to 35. Even those can be contaminated, we never know for sure.

Krishna Rao, Hyderabad

29th July 2014

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