Contaminated water takes 23 kids to hospital

23 Kids who fell ill because of contaminated water in their orphanage at Bharathinagar were admitted to hospital. Ten children were admitted to hospital on Wednesday and the rest on Thursday. All they remember was eating mangoes and drinking water. All the children are out of danger, however, it will take them at least two days to recover said duty doctor.

All of them were rushed to Isolation Hospital since late Wednesday afternoon. With the increasing numbers, the hospital on Old Madras Road almost ran out of space and had to accommodate them on extra beds in the corridors. Bharathinagar corporator Shakeel Ahmed said: “It seems like an isolated incident. It’s due to the leaking sanitary lines. A thorough inspection must be done. All sanitary pipelines in our area are very old. Civic agencies must take action immediately.”

“Doctors said it was due to water contamination. BWSSB officials visited the place and taken samples for examination. The water tank is close to the sewerage line. The problem will be fixed in a day. Till then, the BWWSB has arranged for drinking water tankers” said Nirmala Vasanthkumar, supervisor, New Life Centre for Girls’ Orphanage, Bharatinagar.

The water tank and sewage lines are too close to each other. Usually, while constructing a building on 20-30/30-40 site, the sump and sewerage tank are built at different corners. In this case, the problem was with the water tank. It might have developed a crack, because of which sewage water would have seeped into it. Says BBMP official.

“Officials have advised orphanage supervisors not to use the water. We have also provided them with ORS and communicable disease medicine; water is being supplied through tankers now. The health department will hold a camp on Friday,” said the PRO.

Bangalore East had to go without power on Sunday

The weekend was hit by repeated power cuts as heavy rain saw trees falling and snapping power lines.Major repair work at HAL main station had many parts of East Bangalore, mainly Indiranagar, BEML and surrounding areas, going without power for nearly 10 hours.

Many areas of Kothnur and Doddaguppi had no power since Saturday evening as heavy rain saw trees falling and snapping power lines. Overnight repair work ensured that these areas got back power on Sunday. But water supply was restored in the city.Most parts of the city experienced a dry day on Saturday. But by Sunday afternoon, the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) resumed water supply across the city.

BWSSB on Tuesday restored water supply to areas hit by water scarcity

The BWSSB on Tuesday said it had restored water supply to 70% of areas hit by water scarcity. However, normal water supply to the entire city will be restored only by the weekend. BWSSB is still receiving complains from North and East Bangalore and are sending tankers to these parts. Some areas are getting two to four hours of supply, while some are getting for almost 12 hours.


"Even though supply has been restored, the flow is less." says Joseph Menueaud of Richard’s Town resident association.Many areas saw low water pressure. “Compared to last week, things are a little better. Last evening, we received corporation water. It is improving but the flow is intermittent,” said N G Udayasimha of Nagarbhavi residents welfare association.Residents of Sarvagnanagar (Cox Town) have also started receiving water supply from Monday.

Low water pressure seems to be a common problem.In fact, many of BWSSB’s ground level reservoirs are still empty. “It will take around a week’s time to restore water supply to normal. Now 70% has been covered. Some areas are getting two to four hours of supply, while some are getting for almost 12 hours,” said BWSSB chief engineer, T Venkataraju.BWSSB is still receiving complains from North and East Bangalore and are sending tankers to these parts.

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.

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