HMWS&SB disconnects service after repeated violations by consumer

The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) on Wednesday disconnected a consumer’s drinking water pipeline connection for negligence and wasting water.

The consumer was reportedly a ‘repeat offender’ and let water flow indiscriminately on to the road.

According to officials, the resident on Banjara Hills Rd. No 12 was imposed a penalty of ₹10,000 in September 2025, for not exercising caution and letting water overflow the drinking water sump. When the local manager noticed the violation, water flowing on to the road for nearly a kilometre, the Board chief K. Ashok Reddy had instructed to serve a notice and a penalty.

On Wednesday, a similar situation was noticed when Mr. Reddy was on the same route. After verification it was found that the violator had been penalised before and it was his second violation — ‘deliberately wasting water’.

Mr. Reddy advised residents for judicious use of water. He also cautioned that strict and harsh actions such as disconnections and penalties would be initiated for negligence.