Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Telangana Releases ₹687.5 Crore for Sunkishala, Water Works
The Telangana government has approved ₹687.5 crore for water-related work in Hyderabad.
The money will go to the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board.
One part is a loan for the Sunkishala Intake Project.
Another part is a loan for the board’s development and infrastructure works.
The final ₹75 crore will repay costs linked to a scheme that provides 20 KL of free water.
The funds come from the 2026–27 budget estimates.
The government issued three separate orders to release the money.
The board’s managing director must report how the money is spent and provide utilisation certificates.
Telangana sanctioned a total of ₹687.5 crore to the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board.
Of the total, ₹250 crore was sanctioned as a loan for the Sunkishala Intake Project under the Krishna Drinking Water Supply Project.
A further ₹362.5 crore was sanctioned as a loan for development works by the board.
The remaining ₹75 crore will reimburse the board under the 20 KL free water supply scheme.
The Municipal Administration and Urban Development department issued three government orders on Sunday; the funds are from the 2026–27 budget estimates.
- Who
- The Telangana government and the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB).
- What
- The government sanctioned ₹687.5 crore for the Sunkishala Intake Project, development works and reimbursement under the 20 KL free water supply scheme.
- When
- The Municipal Administration and Urban Development department issued the orders on Sunday; the related finance department budget release orders were issued on September 22.
- Where
- The allocations are for HMWS&SB works in Hyderabad, including the Sunkishala Intake Project under the Krishna Drinking Water Supply Project.
- Why
- To support the Sunkishala project, HMWS&SB infrastructure development and reimbursement under the 20 KL free water supply scheme.
- Total sanctioned
- ₹687.5 crore
- Sunkishala Intake Project
- ₹250 crore loan
- Development works
- ₹362.5 crore loan
- 20 KL free water scheme
- ₹75 crore reimbursement
- Budget year
- 2026–27
- Issuing department
- Municipal Administration and Urban Development department
- Reporting requirement
- HMWS&SB’s managing director must submit expenditure details and utilisation certificates to the accountant general and MA&UD department.