Summary:
Usually, there is a huge demand for water tankers, especially in the months of March, April and May. But owing to the lockdown, this summer, a majority of the water tankers remain stationed at the filling stations of the HMWS&SB. Since commercial establishments like hotels, bars, restaurants, shopping malls, multiplexes, function halls and cinema theatres are closed, the demand for water tankers has fallen drastically, say officials. A common sight in summer is hundreds of water tankers making multiple trips in Greater Hyderabad. As against the 88,237 tanker trips made in April, 2019, the trips made by water tankers in April, 2020 was 57,365..