Water board sets record with 7L tanker trips

Hyderabad: With the monsoon expected to reach Telangana within a week, officials from the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board are hopeful that the demand for tankers will decrease.The water board, which faced a significant challenge in managing tanker deliveries over the summer, set a new record with an unprecedented number of trips. From January to May, more than 7.3 lakh tanker trips were made to consumers in Greater Hyderabad — a first in the Hyderabad water board’s history and a feat unmatched by any other metropolitan water board in the country.