# Krishna Phase-II water works near completion, HMWS&SB warns of cyber fraud 2026-10-05T16:42:58+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) said shutdown works on the Krishna Drinking Water Supply Project (KDWSP) Phase-II are nearing completion. Deccan Chronicle reports that works include replacing air valve tees at 45 locations and rectifying a scour valve leakage at Kurmed village. Officials expected completion by 9 pm on Monday, 5 October 2026, followed by phased pipeline charging from 10 pm. Water supply to affected areas is expected to be restored gradually by 10 am on Tuesday, 6 October 2026. Separately, both Deccan Chronicle and The Hindu report that HMWS&SB has cautioned consumers against cyber frauds where callers or messages impersonate the water board and seek payment or bill updates. Consumers have been advised not to click suspicious links, download APK files, share OTPs, UPI PINs, card details or provide remote access. All water bill payments should be done only through official HMWS&SB channels. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Deccan Chronicle covers both the water project works nearing completion and the cyber fraud warning, while The Hindu reports only the fraud warning. Both outlets present the board's advisories as straight news with no critical or supportive framing. The coverage is uniform in tone: neither outlet questions the board's timeline for restoring supply or challenges the fraud warning. The key fact for readers is that water supply is expected to return by 10 am on 6 October, and official channels remain the only safe method for payments. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - deccanchronicle.com (neutral report) Straight report on project works and fraud warning - thehindu.com (neutral report) Straight report on fraud warning only This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: HMWSSB, Hyderabad, Krishna Drinking Water Supply Project Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/krishna-phase-ii-water-works-near-completion-hmwssb-warns-of-cyber-fraud/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/krishna-phase-ii-water-works-near-completion-hmwssb-warns-of-cyber-fraud/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/