BTM Layout haven’t had a single drop of water for a week

The water supply from the Cauvery IV stage I phase was completely affected by Wednesday evening as a portion of the canal in Handihalla Syphon breached. The problem was sorted out and breach was fixed on friday.While some parts of an area got a small dribble of water on Monday, others were completely dry.Many areas in BTM Layout and Tavarakere haven’t had a single drop of water for a week. Some blocks of Jayanagar too didn’t receive the regular supply.





The BWSSB was forced to ration the supply, given the depleting reserves. “We had water every day till the elections. Now, it’s over a week that we haven’t got water. The corporator in this area is getting water. Why not us?” asked K Peter, a resident of Indiranagar. “I called up a tanker service. He asked for Rs 2,500 for 7,000 litres — almost double the usual charge. It was too expensive for me,” said homemaker Meera.“The water was muddy and not potable. I don’t know why they even bothered to give that. The pressure was low. We got only 700 litres instead of the usual 1,400 litres,” said Anil Kumar of Ejipura.

“There are 6 lakh BWWSB consumers. Almost 5 lakh houses got water supply by Monday afternoon, either by tankers or through pipes. But, it’ll take a week before we return to the normal schedule,” said T Venkataraju, chief engineer, BWSSB.

Source: http://sarjapur-road.com/bangalore-taps-have-been-dry-for-a-week