Archive · 9 Oct 2026
Hyderabad Officials Ordered Permanent Fixes for Water, Sewerage Problems
Water and sewer problems in parts of Hyderabad need lasting fixes, not temporary patches.
On Thursday, water board official Mayank Mittal visited sites in the LB Nagar zone with S Pankaja.
He told tanker owners to fix leaks at a filling station in Saroornagar.
Officials must check old pipes in Janaki Enclave and clear any blockages.
They also have to prepare plans to renovate the pipes.
In NTR Nagar Phase-3, people had complained about contaminated water.
Mittal ordered officials to use robotic cameras to investigate and resolve the problem within two days.
He also directed officials to penalise a Haripuri Colony consumer for wasting drinking water.
Mayank Mittal instructed officials to pursue lasting solutions to drinking-water and sewerage problems.
Mittal inspected field sites in the LB Nagar zone with S Pankaja on Thursday.
Tanker owners were told to repair leaks at the NTR Nagar filling station in Saroornagar immediately.
Officials must assess aging pipelines in Janaki Enclave, clear blockages, and submit renovation proposals.
Mittal ordered Solinas robotic cameras to address contaminated-water complaints in NTR Nagar Phase-3 within two days and directed a penalty for a Haripuri Colony consumer wasting water.
- Who
- Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board Joint Managing Director Mayank Mittal, accompanying Executive Director S Pankaja, and board officials.
- What
- Mittal ordered permanent solutions for water supply and sewerage problems, including leak repairs, pipeline checks, and investigation of contaminated water complaints.
- When
- Thursday; the report does not specify a calendar date.
- Where
- Sites in the LB Nagar zone, including Saroornagar, Janaki Enclave, NTR Nagar Phase-3, and Haripuri Colony, Hyderabad.
- Why
- To address drinking-water supply and sewerage problems with permanent solutions rather than temporary measures.
- Official issuing instructions
- Mayank Mittal, Joint Managing Director of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board
- Accompanying official
- S Pankaja, Malkajgiri Region Executive Director
- Inspection area
- LB Nagar zone
- Filling station
- NTR Nagar filling station in Saroornagar; tanker owners were told to repair leaks immediately
- Pipeline work
- Assess aging pipelines and clear blockages in Janaki Enclave; submit renovation proposals
- Contaminated-water response
- Use Solinas robotic camera technology to resolve NTR Nagar Phase-3 complaints within two days
- Water wastage
- Officials were directed to penalise a consumer in Haripuri Colony for wasting drinking water