Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Secretariat Water Supply Restored After Contractors’ Payment Dispute
The Telangana secretariat gets drinking water in cans delivered by contractors.
On Monday, the cans arrived late because the contractors had not been paid their bills.
Some rooms on the second and third floors did not have their usual water cans.
Officials checked the building and spoke with the contractors.
They promised that the unpaid bills would be settled in stages before Dasara.
The contractors agreed to bring the water again.
The supply was back by lunchtime.
Private contractors briefly stopped delivering water cans to parts of the Telangana secretariat over unpaid bills.
The disruption occurred on Monday after the regular morning delivery did not arrive on time.
Water cans were missing from a few rooms on the building’s second and third floors.
General administration department officials assured contractors that pending dues would be paid in phases before Dasara.
Contractors resumed deliveries, and water cans were restored by lunchtime.
- Who
- Private water-can contractors and general administration department officials.
- What
- A brief disruption to drinking water-can deliveries was resolved after officials assured contractors about pending payments.
- When
- Monday; supplies were restored by lunchtime.
- Where
- A few rooms on the second and third floors of the Telangana secretariat.
- Why
- Contractors had stopped supplying water cans over pending bills.
- Building
- Telangana secretariat, a G+6 building
- Delivery issue
- Water cans were not delivered on time on Monday
- Affected areas
- A few rooms on the second and third floors
- Other floors
- No disruption was reported on the other floors
- Official response
- GAD officials said pending dues would be cleared in phases before Dasara
- Resolution
- Water cans were restored by lunchtime