r/hyderabad

Hey r/hyderabad,

We usually complain about the tanker mafia in May, but things are much worse this year. According to recent reports, the water crisis is expected to hit us as early as mid-December.

Major reservoirs like Singur and Manjeera are currently holding only about 13% (roughly one-eighth) of their full capacity due to deficient rainfall and El Niño. On top of that, about 70% of Hyderabad is already over-exploiting its groundwater.

We can't just wait for the government to fix the widening supply gap while our borewells run dry. We need to start taking preventative measures in our own homes and gated communities before the panic sets in.

Here is what we can realistically do right now:

• Stop the Hose: Stop using a running hose to wash cars, bikes, and driveways/balconies. Tell your building staff to use a bucket or wet cloth. This alone saves hundreds of liters per household every week.
• Revive Rainwater Pits: If your apartment or gated community has a Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) pit, check if it’s actually functional. Most of them are clogged with debris or cemented over. Bring it up in your next society meeting immediately.
• Reuse RO & AC Runoff: The reject water from your RO purifier and the condensation from ACs is perfectly fine for mopping floors, flushing toilets, and watering plants. Collect it in a bucket instead of letting it drain.
• Install Aerator Nozzles: These cost less than ₹100 online and can cut down water flow from your taps by up to 50% without you even noticing a drop in pressure.
• Report Major Leaks: If you see a leaking HMWSSB pipeline in your area, don't just drive past it. Report it through the water board's customer care or local civic apps.

Mega pipeline projects from the Godavari can only do so much if we keep concreting over every inch of the city and treating groundwater like an infinite resource.

What is the situation in your area right now? Are your society's borewells already struggling? Let's share some ground realities and conservation tips in the comments.

TL;DR: Reservoir levels are critically low, and a severe shortage is hitting this December. Stop washing vehicles with hoses, fix your society's rainwater pits, and reuse RO water before we are all entirely dependent on expensive private tankers.

I posted about my startup and the roles I was hiring for last month

What I got back was… a lot.

Vague one-liners. Non-responses. Hatred. Defamatory comments. People just talking shit for the sake of it. The classic Reddit special: zero seriousness, maximum attitude.

I’m not new to building things. I’m an entrepreneur. I expected some noise. I didn’t expect 99% of it to feel like that.

And yet.

Out of all that dust, three people showed up who were actually real.

Two senior-level folks, both with more than ten years of experience. One junior guy with an insane amount of pure passion.

That’s it. Three.

I’m not going to pretend this platform is some pure talent goldmine. It’s messy. It’s often dumb. People hide behind anonymity and say whatever feels good in the moment. A lot of it is just noise.

But those three existed. They were serious. They engaged like humans who actually care about building something.

So here’s where I’m at:

I still think Reddit can work for finding people if you’re willing to dig through the garbage. I’m not done with it. I’m here all day. Happy to talk to anyone who’s serious — founders, operators, people looking for roles, people who’ve had the same weird experience hiring (or getting hired) here.

Has anyone else tried hiring through Reddit and gotten this exact mix of pure chaos + a few diamonds?

Or is this just what the platform is now?

Drop your stories. I’m reading everything.

We couple 22M 20F. We want to plan a 3 day trip in and around hyderabad. Suggest some good places and please suggest some secure places.

Wife ku acting intrest undi but ma familys lo opukoru so ela manage cheyali and now she's totally give up

Feels like Hyderabad has been stuck in summer the whole year. We practically skipped the rainy season this year and now it's already October and we're still getting temperatures around 38°C during the day.

It's freaking 4th October fall month btw and I genuinely feel like I'm back in March again. Even September felt unusually hot and humid, and now October is starting the same way with no rainfall.

IMD is expecting temperatures to stay above normal in Telangana this October, with rainfall also expected to be below normal. So it looks like we're not getting much of a proper transition into cooler weather anytime soon. So no rains no cold breeze. What I don't understand is how casually everyone seems to be taking it. It's 7 in the morning and I'm already sweating. Hyderabad weather really forgot what month it is. Are you guys also feeling this heat or is it just especially bad around my area?

Hi guys anyone travelling from US to hyd i need a little favour

im looking to buy TaylorSwift 1989 vinyl record and if i ship it to india through the original site it is costing me double the price

so if anyone is planning or knows anyone whos travelling to hyderabad or infact banglore please help me out

price- 33$

thanks x

so i have a gap in my travel from 2pm-8pm and im a girl travelling alone but i wanna explore hyderabad so drop recommendations on where i can go, what i can do etc

- im travelling by train both my trains are from secunderabad
- im travelling alone and i wanna do something fun not boring stuff like malls
- mujhe gandmasti krni hai basically im a typical genz lol