Hyderabad, Oct. 17 -- With a possible El Nino year threatening lower rainfall, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) plans to shift construction sites, industries and parks from drinking water to treated sewage water before summer.

The board is preparing a "Dial-a-Green Tanker" service, targeted to start from November 1, with an aim to raise the use of treated water to 100 MLD (million litres per day) in the first phase.

HMWSSB Managing Director Ashok Reddy chaired a meeting on the plan with representatives of CREDAI, NAREDCO and the Telangana Builders Federation at the board's headquarters on Friday, October 16. Officials said the move follows Chief Minister Revanth Reddy's directions to prevent a drinking...