Hyderabad, Jan. 2 -- Drinking water supply to many areas of Hyderabad will be disrupted until the early hours of Saturday, January 3, owing to a major pipeline leakage at Bommakal Pumping Station under the Godavari Drinking Water Supply Scheme.

Emergency repairs are being carried out, but the supply will be affected till 6 am on Saturday, a press release from the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) said. Residents of the affected areas have been asked to use water judiciously. Affected areas include:

Operation and maintenance division VI: SR Nagar, Sanathnagar, Borabanda, SPR Hills, Erragadda, Banjara Hills, Vengal Rao Nagar, Yellareddyguda, Somajiguda and Fatehnagar.

O&M Division IX: Kukatpally, Bhagyanagar...