As the Water Board has assured the public that every effort is being made to ensure a steady water supply. The board has launched emergency pumping arrangements to extract water from Nagarjuna Sagar (Krishna) and Yellampally (Godavari) reservoirs.

The water levels in plummet to their minimum drawdown levels (MDDL) in the dead storage following which the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) has sprung into action.

The critical operation has already commenced, with emergency pumping set to begin from Nagarjuna Sagar on April 15 and from Yellampally on May 1.