Decreasing Water Levels In Hyd -- Will Hyd Go The Fatehpur Sikri Way?

[Jambhalheart]

HYDERABAD: When water vanished from Fatehpur Sikri, leaving nothing for his people, horses and camel, Mughal emperor Akbar left the city lock stock and barrel for Agra in 1585.

If history has shown that civilizations have gone extinct once water vanished, there is also evidence of how water carried people to newer places. In the modern era, Goldman Sachs describes the precious substance as "the petroleum of the next century", even as tiny wars break out over water across continents.

Back home in Hyderabad, hydrogeologists are a worried lot because the city is turning into a concrete jungle and the water table is diminishing rapidly. As they search for new aquifers, the big question is whether the twin cities, in the foreseeable future, would turn the Fatehpur Sikri way?

Hyderabad, which has been witnessing a very haphazard monsoon, has seen groundwater sinking to abysmal levels in the last five years. According to the groundwater department, Nampally area has been the worst hit this year, with the water table dropping by 12.67 metres this year as compared to just 3.7 metres a year ago.

Similarly, Kulsanpura in Asifnagar saw groundwater dropping by 10.21 metres this year compared to just 4 metres last year. In the heart of city — areas such as Marredpally and places around the Secretariat — examinations show a five metre fall in groundwater levels.

In the neighbouring district of Ranga Reddy, indiscriminate borewell digging has led to huge depletion of groundwater, with some places reporting a drop by an astounding 24 metres.

According to the National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), the water table can only be replenished if at least 16% of the total rainfall seeps into the Earth to get recharged as groundwater. But with the city turning into a concrete jungle, and hardly any rain this year, barely half of the water has trickled in.

The groundwater resource in Hyderabad, which is mostly represented by typical unconfined shallow aquifers in hard rock, generally occupies the upper 20 metres of the subsurface profile. With big builders erecting cellars and sub cellars in huge apartments and dozens of new malls, blocking the last remaining aquifers, scientists say it could be the death knell for the city.

Ignoring the geological structure of the rock bed, builders are digging deeper into the fractured-weathered layer, where there is no water. NGRI studies have revealed that most of Hyderabad's water is upto 30 feet and further down is only bedrock, which is hard and impermeable.

With ground water depleting at an alarming level, the city, which once depended on water from its two main reservoirs — Osmansagar and Himayatsagar — to meet its water requirements, has now fallen back on the Nagarjunasagar reservoir.

But experts say, depending on one source could prove to be detrimental in the long run, especially with poor monsoons predicted for the deccan area in the next few years.

While many countries facing a similar situation have started procuring sea water by de-salinating it in gigantic plants and supplying it through pipelines akin to gas pipelines, this option doesn't look feasible for Hyderabad as the nearest sea port of Machlipatnam is located about 350 km away.

With a raging dispute over sharing of Krishna river water between the governments of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana worsening by the day, chances of the mighty river coming to the rescue of Hyderabadis look remote.

Disputes over water have led to full-fledged civil unrest all over the world. For instance, this year, drought-hit Sao Paolo saw huge protests spilling onto the streets. It may be recalled that the revolution against Syrian president Bashar al-Assad started after a band of angry youth in a southern town began putting up anti-establishment graffiti due to acute water scarcity.

The newly-elected government of K Chandrasekhar Rao, which is now trying to de-water Hussainsagar, must give a lot of thought of protecting the city's 300-odd lakes from encroachment in view of the impending crisis looming large over the state. Only serious political will can prevent the city of Hyderabad from drying up.


Not too bright a future

* The groundwater level is sinking rapidly. Nampally saw a drop by 12.67 metres this year as compared to 3.7 metres a year ago

* Indiscriminate constructions, with cellars and sub cellars, are blocking the last of the aquifers

* Poor monsoon is being predicted for the deccan region in the years to come

* The state government is also facing trouble with the AP government on sharing Krishna river water


The city, which once depended on water from Osmansagar and Himayatsagar, has now fallen back on the Nagarjunasagar reservoir

[Dustbin]

anni chotla atlane ayitaandi vandala vandala adugulu drilling bores

[Hitman]

GP. Hope KCR is working on it.

[puli_keka]

nuvvu inka kashtalu paduthu hyderbad lo ne unnava.. ippudu ok na or still having troubles 

[Jambhalheart]

nuvvu inka kashtalu paduthu hyderbad lo ne unnava.. ippudu ok na or still having troubles 

 

 

nenu maasth full bindaas, maa vaadu 1700 ft bore poyaadu, maa flats lo vallu antha frm seemandhra suttu pakka batch antha frm telangana , vallaki water levu , vallani chusukoni nenu

[puli_keka]

nenu maasth full bindaas, maa vaadu 1700 ft bore poyaadu, maa flats lo vallu antha frm seemandhra suttu pakka batch antha frm telangana , vallaki water levu , vallani chusukoni nenu

oho seems like except seemandhra flats rest hyderabadis kashtale annamata..   

[Jambhalheart]

oho seems like except seemandhra flats rest hyderabadis kashtale annamata..   

 

malla sarigga chuduko naa post ni nenu vunde area & chuttu pakka flats anna, maa builder gaadu frm poga so almost seemandhra ee konnaru, chuttu pakkala  telangana slang matlade batch (so assumin telangana batch may b some SA's) vallaki maatram 

[Akkumm_Bakkumm]

nenu maasth full bindaas, maa vaadu 1700 ft bore poyaadu, maa flats lo vallu antha frm seemandhra suttu pakka batch antha frm telangana , vallaki water levu , vallani chusukoni nenu

Just 1700 feets yena inko 2-3 Kms deep ki velthe poyedi..... Asalu full water undedi....

[puli_keka]

malla sarigga chuduko naa post ni nenu vunde area & chuttu pakka flats anna, maa builder gaadu frm poga so almost seemandhra ee konnaru, chuttu pakkala  telangana slang matlade batch (so assumin telangana batch may b some SA's) vallaki maatram 

 

oho telangana slang matladithe water automatic ga seemandhra slang flats sides velthunnaya hyderabad lo ..wow naaku ee vishayam teliyadhu.. nallakunta lo nenu tg slang matladina full ga water vachayi mari 2 monts back enduko mari bye1 bye1

[Jambhalheart]

Just 1700 feets yena inko 2-3 Kms deep ki velthe poyedi..... Asalu full water undedi....

mari anthey pakkodni thokkiayina manam baagu padali kadha

 

just kiddin maa area lo aa matram vellali bro thappadhu

[solman]

maa apts lo krishna or Manjeera(Sariga gurthu ledu edhoo) water full gaa vastadhi... yearly once or twice bore on chestaru... full water maku ayite  

[Jambhalheart]

oho telangana slang matladithe water automatic ga seemandhra slang flats sides velthunnaya hyderabad lo ..wow naaku ee vishayam teliyadhu.. nallakunta lo nenu tg slang matladina full ga water vachayi mari 2 monts back enduko mari bye1 bye1

 

 

nenu cheppindhi enti nuvvu cheppedhi endhi ?? naa chuttu pakkala vallu telangana batch (speakin T slang may be with SA also) vunnaru anna , maa flats lo antha SA anna, deniki water maaku vasthundhi enduku vallaki raadhu enduku y cryin ?? 

 

ohh hoo memu happy ga vundi vallu kastabadithey thattukoleka pothunnava?... sallabadu.. 

[porsche911]

nuvvu inka kashtalu paduthu hyderbad lo ne unnava.. ippudu ok na or still having troubles 

 

water unna daggara undadaniki flats kuda levu... japan ni adigi kattukuntunnam... 35 yrs lo all set  

[raj_hyd]

bhayya nuvvinaka HYd lone unnava? intaku mundey nuvu HYd liveable kadu ani...ikkada chana kasta paddav..inka nee kastal teeraleda...

[raj_hyd]

nenu cheppindhi enti nuvvu cheppedhi endhi ?? naa chuttu pakkala vallu telangana batch (speakin T slang may be with SA also) vunnaru anna , maa flats lo antha SA anna, deniki water maaku vasthundhi enduku vallaki raadhu enduku y cryin ?? 

 

ohh hoo memu happy ga vundi vallu kastabadithey thattukoleka pothunnava?... sallabadu.. 

vere vallaki ammaleda me apt owner?