Summer, when there is an acute shortage of water, can prove to be the cruellest month. The season haven’t yet reached its peak in Hyderabad but the scene is growing grimmer with every passing day. If you thought there’s always the Krishna and the Godavari to fall back upon, here’s bad news: water levels in both Akkampally (Nagarjunasagar) and Yellampally (Godavari), the city’s main sources of water, are a fraction of capacity.
Water supplies from the city’s other sources, Singur, Manjira and Osmansagar, cased several days ago, with the reservoir having gone dry. Little Himayatsagar still hosts a trickle, but is expected to go dry next month.