HMWS&SB files FIRs against 19 residents in S.R. Nagar for illegal water connections

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The Vigilance Department of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board connected Tuesday booked transgression cases against 19 radical for amerciable h2o connections successful the SR Nagar division.

The violations were reported from Thattikhana conception successful the division, wherever the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation precocious laid a road. Reportedly, immoderate colony residents took vantage of the concern and discreetly drew pipeline connections connected their own.

The Board identified 19 of the residents to person allegedly committed the transgression and pressed related charges. It further said that obtaining h2o oregon sewerage connections illegally is simply a transgression and attracts penal action. Incidents of specified violations, the Board advised residents, to study to its Vigilance Department for contiguous action. They tin beryllium reached astatine 9989998100 and 9989987135.

18-hour disruption

In presumption of the exigency repair works to beryllium taken up to hole large leaks successful the 1,600 mm diameter phase-3 main pipeline from Peddapur, h2o proviso successful assorted parts of the metropolis volition beryllium disrupted for 18 hours starting astatine 10 a.m. connected Thursday (January 8).

Works volition besides beryllium carried retired by the Electricity section connected the Peddapur feeder astatine 132KV Kandi substation.

Water proviso volition beryllium disrupted successful areas including Malaysian Township, Madhapur, Kondapur, Fatehnagar, Gopal Nagar, Hafizpet, Mayuri Nagar, Miyapur, Pragathi Nagar, Maytas, Indian School of Business (ISB), Bharat Nagar, Moosapet section, Doyens section, Gayatri Nagar section, Balanagar section, parts of KPHB, Balaji Nagar section, and transmission divisions of BHEL, MIG-I & II, Rail Vihar, University of Hyderabad, and Chandanagar.

Published - January 06, 2026 08:04 p.m. IST

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