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The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) has launched the PAANI mobile application to combat water wastage amid El Nino concerns, allowing residents to report misuse and register as 'Save Water Volunteers' through the board's website. Volunteers' identities will remain confidential, and verified complaints will lead to inspections, notices, and penalties where applicable, with outstanding contributors to be recognised by the Chief Minister. The board urges households to reduce water consumption by 20%, prevent overflow, repair leaks, and use treated wastewater for non-potable purposes. The 'Dial-a-Green' tanker service will supply treated sewage water for construction, landscaping, and industrial use across the CURE area, with 1,520 million litres per day ready for distribution from November 1.
HMWSSB currently treats 1,872 million litres per day of sewage water through 20 operational sewage treatment plants (STPs), part of a broader plan that originally proposed 31 plants. The state has proposed 39 additional STPs with a combined capacity of 972 million litres per day in the ORR area, with work ongoing on several, though some face legal challenges.
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