HMWS&SB fines Akshayakalpa Farms ₹20,000 for wasting drinking water in Hyderabad’s Jubilee Hills

HYDERABAD The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) has imposed a fine of ₹20,000 on Akshayakalpa Farms and Foods Private Limited in Jubilee Hills for using drinking water to clean floors. The Board has also temporarily disconnected the sewage connection at the premises as part of its drive to curb the wastage and misuse of drinking water.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/hmwssb-imposes-a-fine-of-20000-on-pub-in-jubilee-hills-for-wasting-water/article71599970.ece https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/hyderabad-residents-can-now-report-water-wastage-through-hmwssbs-paani-app/article71641255.ece The action was taken after officials found drinking water being used for floor cleaning at the company’s premises in Journalist Colony, Road No. 70, Jubilee Hills.

HMWS&SB said it had intensified inspections across Hyderabad in anticipation of potential water availability challenges during the upcoming summer and was taking measures to conserve drinking water.