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| Water Truck Parked on Private Property in Hyderabad |
Among my more surprising discoveries here in Hyderabad was the purpose of the water tanker trucks that I kept seeing everywhere in traffic and parked on vacant lots. Upon asking, I learnt that, while Greater Hyderabad does have municipal water pipes, the water in them flows only intermittently – maybe one hour a day and not even every day.
To compensate, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation provides water to residents via water trucks. Residents reserve a truckload, pay a token, and are informed when their delivery is scheduled. The water then gets pumped into underground holding tanks.
This water is for all household purposes, incl. drinking. To turn this trucked-in water into healthy potable water, many people install reverse osmosis units in their homes or businesses.
To people who do not have a registered residence, e.g., slum dwellers living in makeshift huts, water is delivered free of charge, which they store in buckets and other containers.
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| Water Truck Leaving the HMI Property |
To my great surprise, both Henry Martyn Institute and our residence complex participate in this system of water delivery. It took me many questions to begin comprehending the system. Finally, I even watched a truck leave the HMI compound and located one of the two HMI water cisterns.
I still may not fully understand how the system works, but tam thinking that even this bit of information might give you a better picture of life here in Hyderabad.
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| One of two Underground Water Cisterns at HMI |
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