While Glacier Preservation is the theme of the World Water Day 2025 celebrated on Saturday, Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) is taking steps to preserve every drop of water with the help of technology. HMWSSB installed automated water meters in measuring water use and also fitted GPS in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.
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Of the total 13 lakh Consumer Account Numbers (CANs) under Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board’s (HMWS&SB) service, only about 42,000 households or CANs rely on water tankers in the city.
Further, of these consumers, 22,000 households are repeat consumers or those who book 90% or 2.84 lakh tankers of the total water tankers supplied, Board Managing Director Ashok Reddy said on Saturday. And in a 75-day period, 500 people booked 31,000 tankers.
“When these houses were surveyed, we found that they do not have a rainwater harvesting pit. This situation wouldn’t have arisen if they had a functioning pit in their premises,” he said.
Mr. Reddy was speaking at Smt. Durgabai Deshmukh Government Women’s Technical Training Institute here observing United Nations World Water Day.
Regarding water as an important life resource as Oxygen and as a necessity, he explained how HMWS&SB supplies drinking water to about 30 crore population.
“Excessive water consumption in Hyderabad drives the high demand. Because there isn’t sufficient groundwater in Hyderabad, we get water here from a distance of up to 150 km,” he said.
Understanding the value of water as a finite resource and using it sparingly and harvesting rainwater must be everyone’s responsibility, he observed.
Mr. Reddy, on the occasion, flagged off a campaign vehicle on water conservation. As part of the 10-day campaign, the board decided to conduct awareness programmes and activities in all the divisions.
Published – March 22, 2025 07:48 pm IST
