The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) has directed officials to introduce periodic online registration of water-quality test results and maintain accurate records of tanker quantities at the Kokapet Green Water Filling Station.
HMWS&SB Managing Director K. Ashok Reddy issued the instructions during an inspection of the filling station on Thursday. He examined the purified water quality standards and test results available at the facility, according to a report by Deccan Chronicle.
Reddy asked officials to ensure that water-quality test results are registered online periodically. The direction is intended to create a regular digital record of testing at the facility, although the source report does not specify the frequency of uploads or the online platform that will be used.
The managing director also suggested installing filling marks to identify the quantity of water being supplied to tankers accurately. He ordered that the amount filled in every tanker, along with the relevant filling details, be recorded mandatorily.
The measures address two separate aspects of purified-water supply: quality monitoring and volume accounting. The source report does not provide the station’s daily output, the number of tankers served, the test parameters used or the results of the tests examined during the inspection.
Reddy further asked officials to maintain continuous monitoring of both purified-water quality and the quantity supplied. The instructions cover the use of purified water for construction activity, road cleanliness, dust control and gardens.
The board was also advised to promote purified water for these non-potable uses. Reddy said priority should be given to purified water in such applications to reduce pressure on drinking-water resources. The report does not specify whether the direction applies to all public agencies, private construction sites or tanker operators, nor does it mention an implementation deadline.
The focus on construction, road cleaning, dust control and gardening places the filling station within a wider urban water-management system. These activities require water but do not necessarily require drinking-water supplies. The board’s stated objective is to redirect such demand towards purified water and limit pressure on sources intended for potable use.
Accurate tanker records could also give the water board a clearer account of how much water leaves the station and where operational monitoring is required. However, the supplied report contains no information on whether tanker movements, destinations or customer details will be included in the proposed records.
The instructions follow an inspection of the Kokapet facility and are currently described as directions to officials. Further details on the online reporting system, testing schedule, tanker measurement process and public access to the records were not provided in the report. The next operational steps are for HMWS&SB officials to implement periodic online quality reporting, introduce filling marks and mandatorily document tanker quantities and filling details.
