Hyderabad’s treated water programme is replacing about 1.8 lakh litres of freshwater every day for landscaping at the Telangana Secretariat and Greenlands Guest House, as the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) begins using specially designated Green Tankers for public gardens.
HMDA began supplying treated water to the Telangana Secretariat on Sunday. Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board Managing Director Ashok Reddy flagged off the green water tankers for the initiative, according to a report by Telangana Today citing an official press release.
The treated water is being used for gardening and landscape maintenance at the Secretariat, reducing the use of approximately 1.5 lakh litres of freshwater each day. The initiative extends an approach already being used at Greenlands Guest House in Begumpet, the official residence of Telangana’s chief secretary, where treated water replaces another 30,000 litres of freshwater daily.
Together, the two public establishments are expected to reduce freshwater demand for landscaping by about 1.8 lakh litres a day. The figure covers only the uses identified in the announcement and does not represent wider water savings across Hyderabad’s public institutions.
Officials from HMDA and HMWSSB said the programme is intended to conserve freshwater, increase the reuse of treated wastewater and encourage environmentally responsible practices in public spaces. The Secretariat’s adoption of treated wastewater for landscape maintenance was described in the press release as an example for other government institutions and public establishments.
The programme also illustrates the administrative role of treated wastewater beyond conventional disposal. Instead of using potable or freshwater supplies for non-potable purposes such as gardening, public agencies are directing treated water towards landscape maintenance at major government premises. The announcement, however, does not specify the source, treatment standards, volume of water supplied through each tanker, or the monitoring arrangements for its use.
The use of Green Tankers places the initiative at the intersection of water supply management and public-estate operations. HMDA is supplying the treated water, while HMWSSB’s managing director formally launched the programme. The stated objective is not limited to the Secretariat; officials said the initiative should encourage similar practices at other public establishments.
The immediate next step is the continued use of treated water for landscape maintenance at the Telangana Secretariat and Greenlands Guest House. The authorities have not announced a broader rollout schedule or identified additional government premises for the programme.
