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Water Grid in Telangana

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Dr.B.Ramesh
(PDF), Senior research scholar, Dept of public administration,Osmania university, Hyderabad.
ABSTRACT In present situation every person want a purified water because of various factories established beside the vil-
lages and towns. Day by day ground water reducing and polluted.
Smart water grid technology enables better management of the water network, meaning leakages, supply interrup-
tions and uncontrolled discharges are fewer, helping combat any potential water shortage and protecting the environment.
Through the creation of a Smart Water Network or smart grid, water companies can monitor and control pressure, flow
rates, levels, water quality, detect and locate leakages, and reduce instances of bursts on the network. This will help them
meet the increasing economic and environmental demands being placed on them.
The Telangana government has proposed to build a water grid that would meet the drinking water needs of all the towns
and villages besides the requirements of the industry in the state.
A total of 126,000-km of water pipeline, including the main trunk line, secondary network and the distribution lines, is pro-
posed to be built as part of the project under which the water will be pumped to places at higher contours at various loca-
tions and from there to different places by gravity wherever possible, according to a preliminary plan.
Chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, who held marathon meetings with senior government officials on the project on Mon-
day, told them the project should be designed to meet the requirement,for.30, from now.
The government proposes to divert huge amount of water from Krishna and Godavari basins and about 80 tmc of water
was estimated to be required for meeting the needs of the entire state, excluding the capital city, according to the chief
minister’s office. However, the government is yet to indicate as to how it is going to fund the project

The concept of National Water Grid for effective manage- city for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for ten years. Even
ment of flood and drought situations in India has been in- before the separation of the state the Telangana peo-
troduced a long back by a number of eminent persons like ple faced severe shortage of drinking water Governments
Arther Cotton Dr K.L.Rao and Dr Abdul Kalam and many used to spent billions of rupees on temporary measures to
others. Recently, the Natural Water Development Agency supply drinking water through carriers road tankers. Over
(NWDA) under the ministry of Water Resources Govt. of In- drafting of water caused series of water quality problems
dia has provided the National Perspective Plan for trans- due to excessive fluoride, nitrate and salisity. The number
forming the Water from surplus areas to deficiencies by of fluoride affected people in Telangana region is increas-
linking canals. ing year after year. Flouride has been the cause of exten-
sive health damages in many parts of the region. Den-
Water Grid is a region-wide, long term, water supply tal flourosis causes permanent pigmentation of teath in
scheme that provides a sustainable water infrastructure children and bone deformes and carried by skilful flouosis
network. Water grid technology enables better manage- even adults. Therefore the new government in newly es-
ment of the water network, meaning leakages, supply tablished state decided to drew up an on ambitious strat-
interruptions and uncontrolled discharges and helps in egy for creating a state wide drinking water grid. For bulk
potential water shortage and protects the environment. water transmission from sustainable surface water resourc-
Though the creation of a Smart Water Network or smart es to water scarce and poor water quality habitatives.
grid, water companies can monitor and control pressure,
flow rates, levels, water quality, detect and locate leakag- The water grid is aimed to distribute drinking water supply
es, and reduces of bursts on the network. from various reservoirs and river basins into the distribution
of network of villages.
The state thus undertook a sustainable measure to com-
bat this problem by developing as state wide Water supply The proposed water grid provides a healthy and safety
Grid. best purified water to entire Telangana State. In its first
budget the state government has allocated an amount
Telangana is a state in the Southern region of India. It of Rs. 25,000 Crore. The pipelines spread over 1.26 lakh
has an area of 114,840 km2 and is the twelfth largest kilometer will assure water facility to each and every cor-
state in India. Most of it was part of the princely state ner of the state. This project uses 160 TMC water from 80
of Hyderabad (Medak and Warangal Divisions), ruled by TMC from Godavari and 80 TMC from Krishna Rivers. The
the Nizam of Hyderabad during the British Raj. In 1956, government initiated steps to complete the Drinking Water
the Hyderabad state was dissolved as part of the linguis- Grid Project by the end of 2018. The Telangana govern-
tic reorganization of states, and the Telugu speaking part ment sanctioned Rs. 105 crore towards the survey of the
of Hyderabad state, known as Telangana, was merged Telangana State Drinking Water grid (TSDWG). The survey
with Andhra State to form Andhra Pradesh. On 2nd June, would include investigation, design and detailed estimate
2014, Telangana was separated from Andhra Pradesh as preparation of the proposed water grid.
29th state of India, with the city of Hyderabad as its capi-
tal. Hyderabad will continue to serve as the joint capital The Telangana Government is contemplating to use the

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Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Lidar Tech- Estimated (In Cr.)
Programme
nology for conducting survey of all tanks under Mission Rs.
Kakatiya and Telangana Water Grid as well as Mapping of Krishna head works (Sunkisheela) 1008
Hyderabad. Initially 10 to 15 tanks will be surveyed on pi- Krishna fourth phase(for day 30 MGDs) 1916
lot basis that are close to Hyderabad city – Bhongir, Aleru, Krishna Water Laxmi deveipally 350
Munugodu, Medchel. (MBNR) to Osman sagar (45 MGDs)
Laxmi deve pally to Himayat Sagar 315
Jurala to greater (90 MGDs) 1916
Water is planned to be pumped to places at higher con-
Scheme of Laxmi Devipally(35 MGDs) 600
tours and then by gravity wherever possible. To enable Souring of outer ring road (175 Km) 2100
this, the survey would include collection of village level Souring of regional ring road to 320
GPS coordinates for all streets, existing service reservoirs, 2560
Km main ring road
distribution network and proposed distribution network, Outer ring road-regional ring road 1440
preparation of detail engineering specifications and others. 720 Km
The survey is expected to enable optimal planning be- Construction of water pumping sur- 3030
rounding Municipalities 3653 Km
tween lift and gravity approach based on findings. Three
Under the municipalities of HMDA and
permanent bases across the State would be established for to supply various villages creates pipe 3408
the survey. lines 3520 Km
Total 18,643 (In cr.)
For supplying drinking water to all the households, the
state government is going to divert water from Krishna The government of Telangana state decided to adopt Gu-
and Godavari river basins. Sujala to deliver safe drinking jarat model mission mode approach which was appreciat-
water to every home in the Telangana state government. ed by the experts of irrigation model in the state.

Water Supply and infrastructure in the 9 districts of rural Recently Telangana minister K.T.R. and a few officials visit-
areas of Telangana State are as follows : ed Gujarath taking care of the water grid. The team made
discussions with Water Board officials and Pani Samithi
Borewell fitted with hand pumps : 1,58,496 members and enquired about the successful run of the wa-
tergrids. The team also visited Amarpur village in Gandhi
Single rural drinking water schemes : 24,003 Nagar district to study the e-Panchayat system.

Multi-rural drinking water schemes : 147 The government planning to tap external borrowings for
water Grid project, which will ensure safe drinking water to
Water quality testing laboratories : 76 all households by providing taps to all houses. The gov-
ernment is contemplating to collect users charges keeping
As on 1.4.2014 in rural areas of the state in view the funding agency wants to know the cost-ben-
efit ratio. So, the water supplied through water grid will
Villages full of water (55 LPSD) : 7,747 be counted and the money for the same will be collected
from the people. The TS government is yet to fix the wa-
Partial Water villages (55 LPSD) : 15,570 ter cess tariff. The government is planning to tap loans
from Korean Water Grid, Canada Pension Fund and Japan
Water quality is affected villages : 1279. international cooperation agency JAICA.

Rastrasujala is planning to 4 districts of Telangana were The state government is proposed to set up a water grid
carried out on the basis of the number one priority. The corporation to plan and monitor and facilitate the working
most striking feature of the scheme is to supply water of Water grids in the state. If it comes in practice it will
to 25 thousand rural settlements, 67 cities by the end of become a land mark in the filled of irrigation.
2050. In addition to serving the safe drinking water, en-
tire Telangana total the needs of the industry. 34 TMC of Conclusion:
water will also be kept in inmind from theGodavari for the Integrating of rivers is crucial problem, it has to be
grid, 21.41 TMC of water from the Krishna to be usage planned in a careful manner. Before integrating the water
initial estimate. Under the two rivers, the Srisailam, Srsp grids the feasibility of river limits and other alternatives to
Komaram Bheem Paleru Juraala, Nizam Sagar, Mid Mane- be examined. A master plan should be prepared adopt-
ru, Singur, lower Maneru left, and use for other projects as ing a strategy of implementing the different components
required by the waters of the scheme was planned. The of the master plan in a phased manner. Setting water grid
methods of pumping water to supply all overall plan in projects is an outstanding step taken by the state govern-
place by gravity. ment of Telangana.

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