HYDERABAD: On the lines of the power supply, Hyderabad metro rail will get uninterrupted water supply to all the metro stations on the three corridors and to the two major depots at Uppal and Miyapur, each spread over about 100 acres of land.
The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) will supply between 1.86 and 2 million litres of water per day (MLD) through its existing water distribution pipelines. Board managing director M Dana Kishore told Express that metro rail being a prestigious project, water connections were provided on priority wherever L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited (L&TMRHL) and Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMRL) requested. ‘’Most of our distribution pipeline network is close to the metro rail stations and it is easy for the water board to give connections without difficulty. A majority of the stations are already receiving water,’’ he said.
The board has given 83 water connections to L&TMRHL _ 47 domestic, 12 multi-storeyed building and 24 bulk connections. Most of the metro stations were given domestic connections ro serve commuters. The board would release connections from time to time as per request, officials said.
Domestic connection
The metro stations that were given domestic connections with agreed quantity of 6,000 litres include S R Nagar, Begumpet, Erragadda, Moosapet, Nagole, opposite Metro Cash & Carry, Malakpet, Jubilee Hiss Check Post, Peddamma Temple in Jubilee Hills, Errum Manzil, Khairatabad, Hitec City, Jubilee Hills Road.No.5, Kukatpally, Miyapur, Mettuguda, Paradise, Panjagutta, Gandhi Bhavan, Durgam Cheruvu, Madhapur, Tarnaka, Survey of India, Yousufguda, Madhura Nagar, Balanagar, Secunderabad East, Paradise, JNTU Kukatpally, Uppal, Survey.No.7, Kukatpally Housing Board, Lakdikapul, Moosarambagh, NGRI, Assembly, Paradise, Ameerpet and Rasoolpura.
MSB & Bulk connections
The stations that were given multi-storeyed building connections with agreed quantity of 30,000 litres include Habsiguda, Survey.No. 83/1, Nagole, ESI near SR Nagar, Erragadda, Survey.No. 64, Uppal , Survey of India and NGRI. The stations given bulk water connection with agreed quantity of 2 lakh litres include Survey.No 28/2, Kukatpally, MGBS, Habsiguda, JNTU, Survey of India, Bharat Nagar, NGRI, Moosapet, Miyapur, Mettuguda, Tarnaka, Balanagar, Nagole and Uppal.
Power requirement
In the case of power requirement, the maximum demand will be around 125 mega watts (MW) and the daily consumption for running metro trains and stations will be about 7.63 lakh units. Each train will consume 450 kilowatt hours/units per trip on Corridor-I (Miyapur-L B Nagar) and on Corridor-III (Nagole-Shilparamam), and about 300 Kwhrs (units) per trip on Corridor-II (JBS-Falaknuma).
Metro Rail depots to have recharging pits
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Metro Rail depots will feature a rainwater harvesting mechanism that will take advantage of the monsoon season in the city. The mechanism will feature recharging pits at depots and stations along the 72 kilometre stretch of the Phase 1 project. Injection systems, a mechanism to absorb water at a higher level, are at a place to take increase absorption water during a rainfall spell, said an HMRL official. At present, HMRL has built 28 water harvesting pits in Uppal and 15 in Miyapur which will be in addition to four water harvesting pits at each station.
“We have estimated to have a total consumption of 1,00,000 cubic meters per annum for various washing, plantation, landscaping and other miscellaneous activities,” said BN Rajeshwar, General Manager (W), HMRL. According to him, all needs will be met through the rainwater harvesting process by tapping the average rainfall of 810 mm of rainfall during sixty-seventy days of rainfall during a monsoon season. “The metro stations will also have such pits that will be useful in generating water for maintenance purposes. Water pumping machines on the parallel will be used to draw water,” said Rajeshwar.
Confusion prevails over metro fares
As per GO released on on April 13, 2011,
Basic fare
Rs 8 up to distance of 2 km
Rs 10 for 2-6 km
Rs 12 for 6-10 km
Rs 14 for 10-14 km
Rs 16 for 14-18 km
Rs 19 for more than 18 km
Rs 40 for an entire
Parking charges
Rs 10 for car for up to two hours and Rs 5 for every additional hour
Rs 4 for motorised two-wheelers for first two hours and Rs 2 for every additional hour
The parking fee is likely to be doubled
Fares, that were fixed two years back, could be changed