Water Levels in reservoirs are touching 'Dead Storage Levels' in Krishna and Godavari basins and there is a danger of Water scarcity in Greater Hyderabad. Also Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) is not equipped with high capacity pumpsets to draw water from the water bodies.
So it is now highly tough to draw water when reservoirs go dry completely. Water Board has been supplying 356 million gallons per day (MGD) water through Krishna Phase I, II, III and Godavari Phase I.
As per reports, if the water in Nagarjuna Sagar reservoir reaches below the 510 feet minimum draw down level (MDDL), Water Board is expected to pump the water into an Open canal. Through the canal, the irrigation department would pump the water to Alimineti Madhava Reddy Srisailam Left Bank Canal Project (AMRP) through which it travels nine kilometres to Akkampally reservoir and be supplied to the city.
An Official said, State Government has instructed the irrigation department to pump the water into AMRP keeping the drought conditions in mind. Emergency arrangements to pump water from Nagarjuna Sagar reservoir and open canal are happening at swift pace.
