The New Indian Express     26.05.2010

BWSSB to separate sewage lines from drains

The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) decided on the Rs 360 crore project keeping in mind the problems caused when sewage waters gets mixed with rain water.

The decision was taken at a meeting convened to discuss plans to rejuvenate Arkavathy and Kumudavathy rivers.

BWSSB Minister Katta Subramanya Naidu, Urban Development Minister Suresh Kumar, BWSSB Chairman P B Ramamurthy and officials from the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, Mines and Geology department, Bangalore Urban and Rural and Ramanagaram DCs and officials from various other departments were present at the meeting.

“A decision was taken to take up the rejuvenation work under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme,” said Ramamurthy. “A meeting of all the Zilla Parishad CEOs will be convened on June 2 to discuss a plan to implement the project.” Earlier, the two ministers and the water supply board chairman visited TG Halli Reservoir to inspect the available infrastructure and asses the situation.

At present, there is only 13 feet water in the reservoir, which is 16 feet less than last year.

“At present, we are pumping only 30 MLD of water from the city and it will be difficult to continue pumping water if it does not rain,” Ramamurthy said. “We will take a decision on the issue on May 30. We will supply Cauvery water to the areas that were getting water from the reservoir.”