Hyderabad, March 27 -- Chief Secretary Santhi Kumari conducted a video conference with district collectors on Tuesday to assess the drinking water situation across various districts in Telangana.

During the conference, the Chief Secretary informed officials that emergency pumping from reservoirs would commence after the second week of April to address any shortages.

Officials from the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board assured that while Hyderabad had sufficient water supply, there was a high demand due to commercial activities.

Highlighting that there were no immediate drinking water concerns for the summer, the Chief Secretary assured that the state's main reservoirs had ample water reserves for the year.

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