Hyderabad water board warns against dumping garbage in manholes

The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) on Friday, May 16, warned that strict action will be taken against those found dumping garbage or connecting pipelines illegally into the main sewerage system.

This statement comes after officials discovered blankets, bed sheets, plastic items, and other solid waste clogging manholes at Malakpet and Nalgonda intersections under



Riyasat Nagar limits, despite a recent de-silting drive.

The overflow of sewage in these areas had been a recurring problem, prompting the Water Board’s O&M Division No 2 to deploy jetting machines to clear the silt. While the flow of sewage has been temporarily restored, officials were shocked to discover fresh dumping of large solid items including pillows and mattresses into the cleaned manholes.