Hyderabad: On Wednesday, Ashok Reddy, the Managing Director of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB), visited the Sunkishala project site at Nagarjuna Sagar to inspect ongoing work.
He said that different parts of the project—civil, tunnel, electrical, and pipeline works—are progressing. The tunnel and electrical work are almost finished. He told the officials to quickly remove the debris left from the retaining wall.
Reddy also ordered the removal of cement waste to be sped up. He asked the company handling the project to submit the designs for rebuilding the wall as soon as possible. He also told the team to set clear deadlines for rebuilding the side wall and to regularly check the progress.
To help remove the debris, a special ropeway is being built above the pump room. Later, Reddy also checked the work being done on the middle tunnel near the pump room.
Officials explained that the Nagarjuna Sagar reservoir can provide water as long as it holds at least 131 tmcft and reaches a water level of 510 feet, which is called “dead storage.” The government is building the Sunkishala project to make sure there is enough drinking water for the city even during the summer. A senior board officer said that even if the reservoir’s water level falls to the dead storage level, the Sunkishala project will still be able to supply drinking water to Hyderabad.
