Water supply from Akkampally reservoir is safe: HMWSSB official
Hyderabad: Days after dozens of chickens found floating in Akkampally Reservoir through AMRP canal, the HMWSSB (Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board) authorities have asserted that the drinking water being supplied from the reservoir is safe.
Earlier reports suggested that 100 chickens had died in Pedda Adiserlapally mandal. Out of these, 60 birds were dumped into the AMRP canal and the dead birds found their way into the reservoir. A
mid bird flu scare in the state following an outbreak in neighbouring state Andhra Pradesh, Assistant Engineer (Irrigation) Vamsi Krishna lodged a complaint against one Rayamallu, owner of a poultry farm in Vaddipally, and the police arrested him within two hours.
Following the incident, the authorities explained that the water supply from the reservoir goes through three-phase chlorination as per IS standards, which include:
1.Primary chlorination at Water Treatment Plants (WTP)
2.Secondary chlorination at Main Balancing Reservoirs (MBR)
3.Final booster chlorination at service reservoirs
“There is no need for panic. Drinking water from Akkampally Reservoir undergoes rigorous treatment at the Kodandapur Water Plant before being supplied to Hyderabad,” asserted HMWSSB MD Ashok Reddy.
Meanwhile, the samples of water from the reservoir were collected by officials from the Quality Assurance and Testing Wing (QAT), Institute of Preventive Medicine (IPM), and third-party agency Lucid for analysis. No contamination has been detected so far, and hourly water quality tests will be conducted for the next seven days to ensure safety, the officials said.
