Archive · 29 Aug 2026
Hyderabad Water Supply Face 24-Hour Disruption for Pipeline Work
Some parts of Hyderabad may have little or no tap water for 24 hours.
The interruption is expected to start at 10 a.m.
on August 29.
Workers need to connect and modify a large water pipeline near Bandlaguda X Road.
This work will help the city build a box drain.
The pipeline is part of the Krishna Drinking Water Supply Project.
Some neighborhoods may have no water, while others may only have low pressure.
Many areas in and around southern and western Hyderabad are affected.
Officials asked residents to use drinking water carefully and cooperate until the work is finished.
Water supply will be fully or partially disrupted in parts of Hyderabad for 24 hours.
The disruption is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. on August 29.
Work will be carried out on a 1,500 mm MS gravity main at Bandlaguda X Road.
The work is needed to support GHMC’s construction of a box drain.
Affected areas include Bandlaguda, Shamshabad, Attapur, Jubilee Hills, Gachibowli, Madhapur and other localities.
- Who
- The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board announced the disruption; GHMC is undertaking the related box-drain construction.
- What
- Drinking-water supply will be completely or partially disrupted, with low pressure in some areas, during pipeline junction work.
- When
- The disruption is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. on August 29 and last 24 hours.
- Where
- The work is at Bandlaguda X Road, affecting several reservoir command areas in Hyderabad.
- Why
- The pipeline junction work is required to facilitate construction of a GHMC box drain because the existing pipeline lies within the proposed alignment.
- Duration
- 24 hours
- Start time
- 10 a.m. on August 29
- Pipeline
- 1,500 mm diameter MS gravity main
- Project
- Krishna Drinking Water Supply Project Phase-III, Ring Main-I
- Work location
- Bandlaguda X Road
- Expected impact
- Complete or partial stoppage of water supply, with low pressure in some localities
- Public advice
- Consumers in affected areas were asked to use drinking water sparingly and cooperate.
