Hyderabad, Oct. 20 -- The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) has completed repairs to a damaged Krishna Phase-2 drinking water pipeline within five hours. It was damaged after a car crashed into an air valve near Nagole Metro Station.

The accident occurred around 4 am near pillar number 813 near Uppal Bhagayat. The car hit the iron safety fence protecting the air valve system and damaged both the fence and the valve.

Following the accident, water board transmission officials stopped the related pumps to control the water flow. Managing Director K Ashok Reddy directed officials to take up emergency repairs.

Officials from the transmission and operations and maintenance departments worked together to repair t...