Bengaluru to face 24-hour water supply outage

Bangalurans will face a 24-hour water supply disruption starting 6 am on February 27, 2024, onwards till 6 am on February 28, 2024. The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) announced the shutdown to conduct essential maintenance work and install Unaccounted For Water (UFW) bulk flow meters.The fourth and second Cauvery stage phases will be shut for 24 hours, and water supply will be disrupted in the following areas.The Cauvery water shortage, coupled with a drought-affected situation, has resulted in a severe drinking water crisis in certain areas of Bengaluru.
Residents in places like Whitefield, Belatur, and Mahadevapura in east Bengaluru were seen with water cans outside supply stations for drinking water.The Cauvery water shortage, coupled with a drought-affected situation, has resulted in a severe drinking water crisis in certain areas of Bengaluru.

#WATCH | Bengaluru, Karnataka: People in areas like Whitefield, Mahadevpura and RR Nagar face drinking water shortages pic.twitter.com/UvqtKMFZws

— ANI (@ANI) February 25, 2024

Locations to face disruption on Feb 27, 28
BHEL Layout, Nandini Layout, Srinivasa Nagar, Jaimaruthi Nagar, Badavane, Sakamma Layout, Narasimha Swamy Layout, Muneshwara Nagar, Jnana Jyothi Nagar, Jnanaganganagar and other places in Bengaluru south.
Parts of Dasarahalli zone and RR Nagar Zone in Bengaluru north.
Parts of A Narayanapura, Udaya Nagar, Andhra Colony, VSR Layout, Indira Gandhi Street, Jyothi Nagara, Dargamahall, Sakamma Layout, Vignana Nagar under Vignana Nagar Service Station and other places in east Bengaluru.

Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board issues a notice about the disruption of water supply on 27-28 February 2024 for emergency maintenance work and installation of UFW bulk flow meters. pic.twitter.com/5IL1ufrQ24

— ANI (@ANI) February 26, 2024

Temporary measures, including deploying water tankers, have been implemented to alleviate pressure on existing resources, particularly on RO plants. Chairman Ram Prasath Manohar of BWSSB stated that among the city's 10,955 borewells, 1,214 have dried up, and water levels have further decreased in 3,700 wells.
Residents are facing escalating prices for water tankers even before the peak summer season.According to a Reuters report, water tanker dealers in some parts of Bengaluru are charging as much as 2,000 rupees for a 12,000-litre tanker, compared to 1,200 rupees a month earlier, according to interviews with customers.

( Dr Mysi Patil, State Correspondent)