Hyderabad is likely to rely on its existing water supply network this summer as several major projects intended to strengthen supply across the CURE region remain incomplete, according to a report by Telangana Today. The Godavari, Neopolis and Manjeera schemes are at different stages of execution, while the Telangana government is preparing a wider water supply master plan for the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board’s service area.
The Godavari Drinking Water Supply Project Phases II and III, for which the foundation stone was laid in 2025, is targeted for completion by December 2027. HMWSSB has completed 18 km of pipeline for the project, with other infrastructure works still under way. The report states that HMWSSB is spending Rs 7,360 for completion of the project.
The project is designed to draw water from the Sripada Yellampally project and divert 20 TMC of Godavari water. Of this, 16 TMC is intended for Hyderabad’s drinking water requirements, while four TMC is planned for the rejuvenation of water bodies and the Musi River. Since the project is not scheduled for completion before the coming summer, the city will continue to depend on its existing sources and distribution network during the dry season.
A separate water supply project for the Neopolis area is also scheduled for completion in 2027. The scheme is intended to benefit 13 lakh people. Work is under way on the Rs 298-crore Neopolis water supply trunk main and pumping station project, while construction of two elevated-level service reservoirs is progressing.
The projects are being developed as the city’s water planning extends beyond the existing HMWSSB service area. The Telangana government is preparing a draft water supply master plan covering the board’s service area up to the Telangana Core Urban Region Economy, or CURE. The plan is currently at the inspection stage, according to the report.
The Manjeera Water Supply Scheme Phases I and II is also yet to move into execution. HMWSSB sources told Telangana Today that the Rs 722-crore refurbishment project is at the tender stage. A named official said the government-funded, two-year project would replace the nearly five-decade-old transmission network built in the early 1970s across Hyderabad’s western corridor.
The report also said tenders worth Rs 50 crore had been floated to build three dedicated reservoirs and install inlet and outlet distribution mains in six new colonies in Bandlaguda and Chandrayangutta. These works are intended to add local storage and distribution capacity in newly developed areas.
Hyderabad currently receives potable water through six principal sources and reservoir systems. Water from the Sripada Yellampally project travels approximately 180 km to the city, while supplies from the Nagarjuna Sagar and Akkampally projects travel approximately 110 to 116 km. The Manjeera and Singur dams are about 60 km away, and the Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar twin reservoirs are approximately 55 km from the city.
With the new projects operating on different timelines, no immediate addition to the city’s planned supply capacity is expected from these schemes before the upcoming summer. The next milestones are the completion of the Godavari project by December 2027, the targeted 2027 completion of the Neopolis works, the tendering of the Manjeera refurbishment and the inspection of the CURE-region water supply master plan.
