Hyderabad’s treated wastewater supply programme will begin on November 1, with the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) prioritising civic bodies, government agencies, public spaces and other non-potable users. Green water tankers will supply treated water from sewage treatment plants (STPs) for industrial, construction, gardening and greenery-related requirements across the city.
HMWSSB Managing Director K Ashok Reddy directed officials to complete tanker registrations and establish filling points at STPs by October 31. Bookings will also begin on October 31, allowing approved users to arrange supplies for purposes that do not require drinking water.
The initial priority list includes the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, other municipal corporations, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority, government offices, parks, landscaped road medians and other green areas. Officials have also been asked to identify potential users at the Secretariat, the MCRHRD campus, Durgam Cheruvu, Uppal Stadium, information technology firms and locations in Hitec City.
The Water Board said supply may also be extended to construction companies, subject to quality standards. Tankers with capacities of 10,000, 20,000 and 30,000 litres will be registered under the programme and will carry Green Water branding. Each tanker must display a warning stating that the water is not fit for drinking and is intended only for non-potable use.
Registrations, bookings and supply details will be tracked through the HMWSSB Command Control Centre dashboard. Officials said 56 tankers and nine users had been registered when the programme was announced. Reddy directed staff to increase registrations to between 300 and 400 by the following day. Four to five tankers will be stationed at each filling point to support the planned distribution network.
The Water Board has also instructed officials to maintain manual registers in case of technical problems with the digital system. This will allow tanker registrations, bookings and supply records to continue even if the Command Control Centre dashboard is temporarily unavailable.
The programme creates a separate supply channel for uses such as landscaping, road-med ian maintenance, construction and industrial activity, which currently rely on water that may otherwise be used for higher-priority needs. Its operation will depend on the availability of treated wastewater at STPs, the registration of users and tankers, and compliance with the stated quality and non-potable-use requirements.
The HMWSSB has appealed to government departments and other institutions to use treated wastewater for non-potable requirements. Officials are expected to complete the filling-point arrangements and tanker registrations before bookings open on October 31, ahead of the scheduled supply launch on November 1.
