Drinking water crisis hits Telangana due to lack of power to pump Mission Bhagiratha water

The disruption of power supply due to heavy rain and strong wind has halted the pumping of drinking water in several habitations across six districts of the State.

The heavy rains in the last few days have severely disrupted drinking water supply networks, particularly in the districts of Khammam, Bhadradri-Kothagudem, Mahabubabad,



Suryapet, Nizamabad, and Nagarkurnool. According to officials, due to power disruption people in over 5,000 habitations faced drinking water problems after heavy rain lashed the State on August 31. For the first three days people in these districts did not have access to drinking water through pipelines and they had to depend on other sources, the officials added.