As Telangana’s Reservoirs Dry Up, Hyderabad Stares At Water Crisis

Hyderabad: A sluggish monsoon followed by a huge rainfall deficit could add to the miseries of Hyderabadis as the city might witness water woes this monsoon.

The Nagarjunasagar reservoir (River Krishna) and the Yellampally reservoir (River Godavari) which supplies water to Hyderabad are witnessing a steep decline in the water levels due to rainfall deficit.

Besides these two, the city gets water from the twin balancing reservoirs of Osman Sagar and Himayathsagar.

Hyderabad district witnesses 115.1 mm of rainfall, against the normal rainfall of 161.7 mm, according to Telangana State Development Planning Society.

A leading website has pointed out that The Yellampally reservoir, where the water level has dropped to 459.25 feet, is seeing an inflow of 472 cusecs against an outflow of 587 cusecs.

Meanwhile, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB), which is the nodal agency for supplying water to the city, has said that there is no reason for concern and the board will be able to handle the crisis.

As the state witnessed harsh summers, the demand for water had also increased and there was depletion of ground water levels as well.

Experts note that although the HMWSSB is trying to handle the crisis one year at a time, the is greater problem. They have suggested that instead of pumping water from faraway reservoirs, the Board must promote and create awareness about rain-water harvesting and also recycling of sewage.

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