30 Aug 11: A study conducted on ground water quality in the city by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) reveals that the city’s ground water is polluted with many chemical contaminants being present in more than the permissible amounts.…
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Water Board to Increase its Tariff for Commercial Customers
4 Aug 11: Water board has put a proposal before the state government to increase its tariff rates, particularly for the consumers under commercial category. Since the board is incurring high expenditure in bringing Krishna water to city and distributing…
Water Board to Increase Tariff for Commercial Consumers
23 May 2011: The HMWS&SB is planning to increase water tariff for commercial or non-domestic consumers. This step is taken in order to save the water board from the financial crisis. The water board is at present suffering from a…
Now Customers Can Pay Water Bills Online
14 May 2011: The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board, has now created a new facility which will allow the customers to pay their water bills through credit cards, debit cards or through Internet banking. The customers can do…
CAN is Must to Book a Water Tanker
15 Apr 2011: The water board has made it mandatory to have Customer Account Number (CAN) for everyone who wants to book water tankers. One must compulsory have a water or sewerage connection or should have at least registered for…
Drinking Water in City Unsafe
A city based NGO, Joint Action for Water (JAW), had tested 902 water samples from 30 basthis in Chadeghat, Rasoolpura, Saidabad, Sanathnagar, Bholakpur and Musheerabad between 2010 September and February 2011 and found that 663 samples were unsafe for human…
Coloured Water in Few Areas of City Found Safe to Drink
The areas under Mir Alam Filter Service area, like Jahnuma, Daraulshifa, Bahadurpura, Ziaguda, etc. were recently supplied with coloured drinking water. Responding to the complaints from the residents, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board, had conducted chemical analysis…
Apply Online to Get Water Connection in 10 Days
According to the HMWS&SB authorities, people who need water connection can apply online from 20th February. According to the officials, applications are being accepted for 15mm connections initially. The applicants can currently apply online by downloading the application forms from…
Water Bill Defaulters Get Disconnection Notices
The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) has issued notices for about 20,000 defaulters, who had not paid bill for atleast 3 months. All those defaulters owe for about more than Rs.10,000 each in arrears. The defaulters are…
HMWS&SB Comes Up With Air Tech Machines for Sewer Cleaning
Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board started sewer cleaning at night in major areas of the city using advanced air tech machines. The work had already started in areas of Secunderabad, Charminar, Yakutpura, Bahadurpura and Chandrayanagutta. The specific places…