‘Every drop must be accounted for’: HMWSSB plans tech to plug water losses, identify illegal usage
The meeting, chaired by HMWSSB Managing Director Ashok Reddy, along with Executive Director Mayank Mittal, was aimed at curbing water losses and improving efficiency in the city’s water supply.
By Newsmeter Network
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Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) on Thursday conducted a detailed review of a comprehensive water audit mechanism at its Khairatabad headquarters.
The meeting, chaired by HMWSSB Managing Director Ashok Reddy, along with Executive Director Mayank Mittal, was aimed at curbing water losses and improving efficiency in the city’s water supply.
Alliance Solutions presents DPR on water loss control
During the review, Alliance Solutions made a PowerPoint presentation on its proposed water audit technology. The company explained that a considerable portion of water supplied by water utilities currently goes unaccounted and is classified as Non-Revenue Water (NRW).
The firm has prepared a Detailed Project Report (DPR) to scientifically identify such losses and prevent them through advanced digital tracking.
The representatives stated that the software would not only help plug leakages and unauthorised usage but also convert lost water into revenue through accurate accounting. The system would also enable comprehensive water auditing.
Every drop must be accounted for, says MD Ashok Reddy
Addressing the officials, MD Ashok Reddy said the Water Board has already begun the water audit process. He stressed the need to ensure that every drop of water supplied from reservoirs is accurately measured till the last consumer point.
By installing flow meters at source points and end-user connections, transmission losses can be precisely identified, he said. “Once we know exactly where and how much water is being lost, we can initiate corrective measures to prevent wastage,” he added.
Real-time monitoring from source to consumer
The Managing Director instructed the officials to study the feasibility of integrating the proposed technology with the existing SCADA system.
The proposed mechanism enables real-time monitoring of raw water pumping stations, water treatment plants, treated water pumping stations, transmission pipelines, distribution networks and service reservoirs.
This would help in reducing operational losses, maintaining water quality and ensuring balanced and equitable water supply to all areas, he said.
