Smart Card, GPRS on All Water Tankers

With a view to curbing the use of unaccounted-for water (UFW), the Hyderabad Metro Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) has decided to extend Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Smart Card and General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) tracking system to all the water tankers including Metro Customer Care (MCC), hire tankers and tankers plied by Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) in peripheral areas. Some operators are allegedly resorting to dubious means by diverting the water tankers, selling drinking water commercially and making money due to lack of proper GPRS tracking system which is resulting in losses to the water board.