8 months ago
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The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board’s (HMWS&SB) h2o attraction works astatine the Peddapur pump presumption successful Sangareddy, which supplies drinking h2o to Hyderabad arsenic portion of the Manjeera scheme, was inundated by dense rainfall successful the portion connected Saturday.
As a result, the regular h2o proviso to respective parts of the metropolis volition beryllium disrupted and the Board volition beryllium making alternate arrangements.
Of the full drinking h2o proviso to Hyderabad, the signifier 3 pump astatine Peddapur presumption contributes 34 cardinal gallons per time and that proviso volition beryllium falling short, HMWS&SB main K. Ashok Reddy said, inspecting the installation connected Saturday.
It was noted that the portion received astir 120mm rainfall successful a abbreviated clip and the Thogarpally watercourse overflowed, resulting successful floodwaters rapidly entering the phase-3 pump location and the substation.
Mr. Reddy said that the flood waters were being pumped out, aft which the pumps volition beryllium uninstalled, opened and sent for urgent repairs. Pumping volition resume aft the restoration work.
Officials said works were being taken up a warfare footing and it was expected to normalise operations successful 48 hours.
Along with Mr. Reddy, Technical Director Mr. Sudarshan, CGM (Transmission) Brijesh and officials from the Electrical section took banal of the concern and planned contiguous works.
