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Clueless Water Board to geo-tag manholes
Even as the city roads are lying shattered and manholes at almost every square, corner and thoroughfare posing grave threat to vehicles users and pedestrians, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMES&SB) seems to have no clue about the issue.
​Hyderabad: Even as the city roads are lying shattered and manholes at almost every square, corner and thoroughfare posing grave threat to vehicles users and pedestrians, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMES&SB) seems to have no clue about the issue.
In what comes as a veiled admission of their lack of knowledge on the issue, the board has decided to conduct a survey to learn the exact number manholes in the city limits. The Water Board will geo-tag the manholes.
The Water Board has estimated that there are approximately 2.25 lakh manholes across the city, though there is some confusion about the exact number.
As part of the survey, measurements will be taken up with regard to the diameter of the manhole, its cover, depth, condition (good, bad or worse), diameter of the sewerage line, sewer material, and the qualitative efficiency of utilities like cables and resident service connections.
Besides this, they would also identify whether the manhole is either below the road or above the road level or buried under it. Manholes that cover the 13 specifications will be geo-tagged.
A senior Water Board official told The Hans India that the every manhole and sewer line would be provided with an ID for easy identification and maintenance.
He said that geo-tagging would help the board officials to know the status of the manhole and its functionality status while undergoing repairs. It will also help them track criminals if the manhole covers are stolen.
He lamented that for quite some time now, ground level HMWS&SB staff, who were hand in glove with private contractors, were producing bills time and again for the same manhole and sewerage line.
He explained that the board would develop a mobile app to trace damaged manholes and sewer line locations. He said geo-tagging would not only help enhance their accountability levels but also curb deep-rooted corruption prevalent at the ground level.
He said the Water Board was even contemplating not to issue no objection certificate (NOC) for new structures where the sewer line had lesser capacity.
