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facilitate pipeline interconnection works and involved Banjara reservoir which
supplies water to Banjara Hills, Jubilee Hills and Punjagutta. The
shutdown was notified and we had informed the hospital management to store
adequate water. We also offered to provide tankers immediately on request,” a
senior official said. About a dozen surgeries at Nizam’s Institute of Medical
Sciences (NIMS) were postponed on Monday owing to water shortage attributed to
pipeline works. NIMS officials said surgeries were postponed as running water
was not available in elective operation theatres. As these surgeries were not
emergency procedures, they were deferred.The hospital managed to conduct two
emergency procedures after acquiring water through tankers, the officials
informed. The water supply was restored at around 12 noon. Even after
restoration of water supply, we are not able to avail the entire amount
required. For the rest, we are dependent on tankers,” said an official, who
requested not to be named. The hospital uses around 1,000 kiloliters of water
every day. Officials of Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board
(HMWSSB) said that they had notified the NIMS administration about the water
stoppage scheduled on Sunday, four days in advance
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