HMWSSB to restart two water treatment plants

Hyderabad: To address the ever-increasing demand for drinking water in some areas of the city due to falling groundwater levels, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) is restarting two modular water treatment plants (MWTPs) between Osman Going to do. Sagar water drain line and Asif Nagar filter bed to draw raw water of two million liters per day (MLD) and two MLD plants will be installed on the drain line.

Two MLD plants will be ready and functional by this Wednesday or Thursday and three MLD plants by this weekend. These MWTPs will treat raw water and supply water through tankers to nearby local areas as well as by setting up water filling stations in Tadbund, Caravan, Shaikpet, Rajendranagar, Serilingampally, Jubilee Hills, Manikonda and other nearby areas. Will ensure supply.
These two MWTPs were purchased in 2019 at a cost of `70-75 lakh to draw raw water from the Osman Sagar water drain and supply it through water tankers after treatment at the MWTP. They are now being restored by the Jal Board authorities to meet the additional water demand during the next three months, April to June, 2024.

According to officials, the raw water going through Osman Sagar drain near Mehdipatnam to Asif Nagar filter bed will be tapped at two MWTPs to treat the water to make it potable. Unlike conventional treatment plants, modular treatment plants can be installed immediately which follow the same treatment processes but at a lower level and the treated water from them will be supplied to local areas.

He said that raw water from the water drain will be taken to these plants where the water undergoes various treatments such as ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis and ozonation. Then, the treated water will be supplied to the surrounding areas through water tankers. He said that these water treatment plants are ideal for emergency, temporary and semi-permanent solutions.