Hyderabad, March 22 -- Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) managing director Ashok Reddy said that the excessive water usage has led to a high demand for drinking water in twin cities, causing groundwater table depletion in Hyderabad.

Speaking at an event held at Durgabai Deshmukh Girls' Polytechnic College in Vengalrao Nagar on the occasion of World Water Day observed on Saturday, March 22, he stressed the need for conserving rainwater in households.

"Out of the 13 lakh water connections in the city, 42,000 households have been booking water tankers. Notably, 500 households booked 31,000 tankers in just 75 days during peak demand," he said.

He said 22,000 households have been booking 2.84 lakh water tanker...