Free drinking water for GHMC area residents only
Updated Apr 5, 2021, 8:54 am IST
Despite allocating Rs 250 crore for drinking water to new colonies in ORR limits decided to restrict the project to only GHMC limits
Those living in GHMC limits and whose Aadhaar seeding was not completed would also receive water bills for January, February and March and the amount would be adjusted or reverted based on their respective arrears. Representational image
HYDERABAD: Residents living in the area between the GHMC border and Outer Ring Road (ORR) and who are anxious to avail of the 20 kilolitre (kl) free drinking water scheme per month have some bad news.
Updated Feb 27, 2021, 8:45 am IST
The supply has become more challenging due to concessional tariff
Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao had intervened in the matter and previously promised suitable budgetary allocations. Twitter
Hyderabad: Implementation of the free drinking water scheme for supply of 20 kilo litre per month by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) is caught in an inter-departmental wrangle.
The Water Board claims it cannot clear the pending dues of about Rs 1,100 crore and bear the electricity charges for the supply of the water. Citing its weak financial condition, it has urged the electricity department not to disconnect power until a budgetary allocation for this purpose was made by the state government.
Tenants out of free drinking water scheme ambit in Hyderabad
Updated Jan 19, 2021, 12:25 pm IST
The free drinking water facility can be availed only by houseowners
Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board decides to link Aadhaar numbers to Customer Account Numbers (CANs) and weed out beneficiaries owning multiple houses in the city. Representational image
HYDERABAD: Free drinking water supply scheme in the city will only benefit landowners, not their tenants. This is owing to Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board decision to link Aadhaar numbers to Customer Account Numbers (CANs) and weed out beneficiaries owning multiple houses in the city.