The Hindu 05.02.2014
Cauvery water supply to resume today
Water supply to low-lying areas in the city is set to
resume on Wednesday morning while supply across the city will be
normalised by Thursday morning.
Taps had gone dry
across the city on Tuesday as pumping of water had been stopped at T.K.
Halli pumping station, about 100 km from here, since Karnataka Power
Transmission Corporation Ltd. (KPTCL) took up maintenance work.
“Soon
after the KPTCL work was completed around 5 p.m., water pumping has
resumed already and some low-lying areas will start receiving water by
Wednesday morning,” said a Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board
(BWSSB) official. Water supply to the city will be completely restored
by Thursday morning, the official added.
Maintenance work
The
official pointed out that due to maintenance work, pumping of water of
all Cauvery water supply projects from Stage 1 to Stage 4 -Phase 2 had
been stopped and that that affected water supply in the city on Tuesday.
“There
will be no uniformity in supply of water on Wednesday though low-lying
areas will get the supply. However, supply will be normalised by
Thursday morning,” the official said.
