Hyderabad, July 16 -- The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board has made it compulsory for homes within 200 yards of the Outer Ring Road (ORR) to install rainwater harvesting pits, and for every property measuring more than 300 square yards to get one built.

The Hyderabad Managing Director, Ashok Reddy, stated that the strategy was developed to curb groundwater depletion and lower reliance on water tankers.

A special 90-day campaign was initiated on the instructions of Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy and Hyderabad district in-charge minister Ponnam Prabhakar for increasing awareness and enforcement of the scheme.

The Hyderabad water board has already built or repaired 12,000 rainwater harvesting trenches, assist...