Central Team to inspect Osmansagar Hyderabad, Dec 7 (INN): The Inter Ministerial Central team has arrived in Hyderabad on Monday to assess the drought situation -2015.
The team has been briefed by Telangana Chief Secretary Dr. Rajiv Sharma in the meeting held today for which the officials from the departments concerned including HMWSSB attended. The team will inspect the dried up lakes at Osmansagar, Himayathsagar and Manjeera Barrage etc., on Tuesday along with the officials from HMWSSB.
The HMWSSB has requested for a financial assistance of Rs.134.30 Crores for drought relief works for the year 2015-16/2016-17. The board is arranging for supplying of water to the colonies situated in Serlingampally municipality from Lingampally towards Patancheru side by pumping in the reverse direction as never before as the Manjeera and Singoor reservoirs have gone dry. Since inception of the Manjeera Drinking Water Supply scheme this situation has not arised. HMWSSB is making all efforts against odds for supplying of water to the colonies in the Serlingampally Municipal Circle area.
It may take another two weeks to fully stabilize the supplies in these colonies for which the consumers are earnestly requested to kindly bear any hardship till such period.
News Posted: 7 December, 2015
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