Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Hyderabad Board Urges Groundwater Testing Before Drinking
A video online showed tests of water in Hyderabad.
The city water board said the samples were groundwater, not water treated and delivered through its pipes.
Groundwater can be different from one place to another, so the board advises people to test it before drinking.
The board says it treats about 560 million gallons of water each day.
It also says it runs about 5,500 water-quality tests daily.
Water is disinfected at three stages, with help from about 330 chlorination plants.
The board uses an app to monitor water and teams to look for leaks or possible contamination.
Its managing director advised residents to choose treated drinking water and avoid wasting it.
HMWS&SB said samples in a viral video and survey were groundwater, not treated water supplied through its network.
The board said groundwater quality can vary by location and local geological conditions.
HMWS&SB treats about 560 million gallons of water daily and conducts around 5,500 quality tests each day.
It said water is chlorinated at three stages and around 330 chlorination plants help maintain residual chlorine.
The board urged residents to prioritize treated drinking water and avoid wastage.
- Who
- The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB), including managing director K. Ashok Reddy, addressed residents.
- What
- The board said viral-video samples were groundwater, not treated tap water from its network, and advised testing groundwater before drinking.
- When
- In response to a recently circulated social media video and survey; no specific date was provided.
- Where
- Hyderabad
- Why
- Groundwater quality varies by location and local conditions, and the board said the circulated samples did not represent its treated network water.
Circulated video and survey
HMWS&SB
What the samples represent
Circulated video and survey
The video and survey presented groundwater samples and their quality.
HMWS&SB
The board said those samples were not treated tap water supplied through its network.
Drinking-water guidance
Circulated video and survey
No specific guidance from the video or survey is reported in the article.
HMWS&SB
The board advised residents to test groundwater before consumption and prioritize treated drinking water.
- Water treated daily
- Around 560 MGD
- Daily water-quality tests
- About 5,500
- Chlorination stages
- Three
- Chlorination plants
- Around 330
- Monitoring app
- Naanyatha app, described by the board as enabling real-time water-quality monitoring
- Leak and contamination checks
- Ten special teams use GIS technology to identify leaks and possible contamination points