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Hindustan Times
6 days ago
- General
- Hindustan Times
Bengaluru to face 24-hour water disruption on June 19. Check details here
Bengaluru residents across the city's municipal limits will face a 24-hour disruption in water supply on June 19, as the Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) undertakes urgent infrastructure upgrades and annual maintenance work. According to an Indian Express report, in an official statement issued Monday, the BWSSB confirmed that all water treatment plants under Cauvery Water Supply Project Phases I to V will be temporarily shut down from 6 am on Thursday, June 19, until 6 am on Friday, June 20. The board has urged the public to store adequate water in advance and use it judiciously during this period. (Also Read: DK Shivakumar falls off bicycle in Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru. Video) The disruption is necessary to facilitate the integration of a newly installed 3,000-mm diameter pipeline with the existing Stage V line at T K Village, along with routine maintenance of associated power systems. These upgrades are being carried out in coordination with the Karnataka Electricity Transmission Corporation, officials said. According to BWSSB, the planned works are essential to improve long-term efficiency and ensure more reliable service. 'The shutdown is a temporary inconvenience to help ensure uninterrupted supply in the future,' a spokesperson said, adding that all efforts will be made to restore supply by the stated deadline. The shutdown will affect water availability across the Greater Bengaluru Urban Area, including residential, commercial, and industrial zones. Residents in areas under the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) are advised to make necessary arrangements ahead of time. The shutdown comes at a time when Bengaluru is grappling with a chronic shortfall in water supply. To address the growing crisis, the Cauvery Stage V project was recently rolled out to extend piped water access to 50 lakh new users, especially in the city's peripheral and underserved areas. The new supply system benefits several outer zones including Mahadevapura, Yelahanka, Yeshwantpur, Bangalore South, T Dasarahalli, Byatarayanapura, Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Kengeri, and Bommanahalli. However, many potential users have expressed concerns over high deposit costs for new connections, slowing uptake in some localities. (Also Read: Karnataka woman detained for branding son with hot iron rod as punishment for being 'naughty')
Indian Express
6 days ago
- Business
- Indian Express
Cauvery water supply to be disrupted in Bengaluru on June 19 due to maintenance works
The Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has announced a 24-hour disruption in the Cauvery water supply across the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) limits on June 19 due to emergency maintenance and infrastructure upgrade works. BWSSB said in a statement on Monday that all water treatment plants under the Cauvery Water Supply Project Phases 1 to 5 will be shut down from 6 am on Thursday, June 19, to 6 am on Friday, June 20. The shutdown is necessary to facilitate the connection of a new 3,000-mm diameter pipeline to the Cauvery Stage V pipeline at T K Village, along with annual maintenance of power facilities and other essential works mandated by the Karnataka Electricity Transmission Corporation. The agency has clarified that the decision was made to ensure an uninterrupted water supply and carry out the works in a timely and efficient manner. As a result of the plant shutdown, water supply across the Greater Bengaluru Urban Area will be affected. Residents, as well as commercial and industrial establishments, have been advised to store sufficient water in advance and use it judiciously during the maintenance window. Officials added that efforts are being made to complete the works as quickly as possible and restore the supply by the stipulated time. Bengaluru currently faces a persistent water supply-demand gap of approximately 400 million litres per day (MLD), with BWSSB supplying around 900 MLD against a demand of 1.3 billion litres. The recently commissioned Cauvery Stage V project aims to provide water to 50 lakh new beneficiaries through 4 lakh new connections, though challenges such as high deposit costs for new connections have caused frustration among residents. The stage V project provides piped Cauvery water to 110 peripheral villages and other outlying areas of Bengaluru, reducing dependency on private water tankers and borewells while addressing water scarcity in these regions. This project targets approximately 50 lakh (5 million) residents across areas, including Mahadevapura, Yeshwantpur, Yelahanka, Bangalore South, T Dasarahalli, Byatarayanapura, Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Kengeri, and Bommanahalli. It adds a water supply capacity of 775 million liters per day (MLD), amounting to 10 thousand million cubic feet (tmcft) annually, increasing Bengaluru's total supply from 1,450 MLD to 2,225 MLD.
