Hyderabad: There has been a spurt in real estate activity in several villages covered under the GO 111 which restricts development in the 10-kilometre radius of twin water bodies of Osmansagar and Himayatsagar.

Besides increase in transactions by 10-15 per cent, the local registration and revenue offices are flooded with enquiries by realtors about relaxation of stringent norms of construction in 84 villages covered under the GO.

Hyderabad: Adding to the water woes of the city, drying borewells are cause for serious concern.

As many as 208 of the total 977 power borewells and another 547 of the total 5,293 hand borewells have dried up a month before “peak summer” hits the city. Mobile tanker bookings have shot up from 15,000 trips in February to 42,000 trips in April and are expected to cross 50,000 trips in May.
To add to the problems, the shortage of piped water supply will go up to 40 MGD from May 20, 2013, as against the present 20 MGD deficit per day. Water Board is supplying about 320 MGD per day as against the normal requirement of 340 MGD per da. The supply will be reduced to 300 MGD from May 20. Shortage of piped drinking water supply has direct effect on the usage of ground water.

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday expressed its displeasure at the apathy of the authorities in protecting the Osmansagar and Himayatsagar lakes —the main drinking water sources for the state

Hyderabad: The city is bracing itself for even more intense water woes this coming summer. Going by past experience, citizens know that the duration and the quantity of the water supply will be gradually reduced in the city as summer reaches its peak.

Already, supplies of the precious liquid are dwindling. The city is being supplied with 330 million gallons of water daily, as against the normal daily supplies of 340 MGD. Once the pumping begins from Himayatsagar and Osmansagar, there will be a shortage of 15 million gallons of water per day.

Hyderabad: APPCB Task Force, on Friday reportedly directed immediate closure of about 25 polluting units operating within 10km radius of Osmansagar (Gandipet) and Himayats-agar lakes, the main source of drinking water to the city for not shifting despite repeated notices.

APPCB Task Force reportedly decided to cut off the power of these polluting industries as per the provisions. Leading vaccination companies including the government-owned Indian Immunologicals Limited and others having a foreign partnership in addition to some other government undertakings are amongf:\page3 a total of 55 shortlisted units which are in the process of shifting, have been given some grace period, sources say.

Hyderabad: APPCB Task Force, on Friday reportedly directed immediate closure of about 25 polluting units operating within 10km radius of Osmansagar (Gandipet) and Himayats-agar lakes, the main source of drinking water to the city for not shifting despite repeated notices.

APPCB Task Force reportedly decided to cut off the power of these polluting industries as per the provisions. Leading vaccination companies including the government-owned Indian Immunologicals Limited and others having a foreign partnership in addition to some other government undertakings are amongf:\page3 a total of 55 shortlisted units which are in the process of shifting, have been given some grace period, sources say.

Though the water available in the reservoirs presently is far less in quantity compared to the same day last year, it will be sufficient to supply 340 million gallons of water per day to the city i

With the water levels in reservoirs depleting fast, complaints over an acute scarcity of water are pouring in from almost all parts of Hyderabad city. Citizens say a large number of areas in the city are short of water now.

The Water Board has started pumping water from the Osmansagar reservoir. The situation will get worse if there is no rain, as reservoirs have to get the inflows by June 15.

Brace up for a relatively parched summer, as drinking water supply is likely to take a nosedive with both Osmansagar and Himayatsagar fast drying up. According to officials, water available in the two reservoirs will be sufficient for supply only up to May, after which reserves will reach dead storage levels, forcing use of high-power motors to pump water.

But the quality of water at dead storage level is hardly satisfying, given the experience. Residents had earlier complained of ‘stinking and discoloured water’ supplied from these two reservoirs.

The city’s drinking water distribution network consisting of Krishna, Manjira, Singur, Osmansagar and Himayatsagar and the proposed Godavari will be interlinked. Interlinking is crucial as water from any source can be diverted to areas facing shortage. For example, there were complaints of foul smelling water from Osmansagar and Himayatsagar two years back as the water level had reached dead storage levels. Krishna water was then diverted to the areas that were fed by these two reservoirs as they were interlinked.