Hyderabad, Oct. 20: Drinking water supply has been disrupted in several parts of Hyderabad after a car damaged an air valve on a Krishna water pipeline near Nagole Metro Station on Tuesday.
The incident occurred near pillar number 813 on the Uppal–Nagole road. The impact damaged the air valve system, causing large volumes of water to gush out. Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) officials launched emergency repair work to restore the pipeline.
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Officials have arranged for water tankers to serve affected localities. Residents have also been urged to use available water sparingly until regular supply resumes.
Hyderabad Water Supply | Several Hyderabad Localities Face Water Disruption
The affected areas include BN Reddy Nagar, Uppal, Vanasthalipuram, Ramanthapur, Beerappagadda and Autonagar.
Other affected localities include Prakash Nagar, Begumpet, Padmarao Nagar, South Central Railway, Secunderabad Cantonment, Lalaguda, Adikmet, Nallagutta and Mettuguda.
Car hits air valve in Nagole Metro Station At Pillar No. 813; water supply suspended in major Hyderabad areas.
Impact: Water gushing out; emergency repairs underway by Water Board.
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The disruption may also affect Vaishalinagar, Meerpet, Badangpet, Balapur and Maredpally, among other areas.
The damaged pipeline is part of the Krishna Drinking Water Supply Project Phase II, which supplies drinking water to Hyderabad.
Water Board officials are carrying out emergency repairs to the damaged air valve system. The board has urged residents in affected areas to cooperate while restoration work continues.
An exact time for restoring normal water supply was not specified in the reports available.
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