BWSSB chairman P. B. Ramamurthy had announced that the agency would dig 500 borewells in the city in addition to the 400 borewells being drilled by the BBMP. But, unfortunately, a number of the borewells drilled by the

BWSSB have failed, despite the technical support taken from geologists

to assess the groundwater table, say water board sources. Most of the failed borewells were dug in K R Puram, Mahadevapura, and Benniganahalli.

To make matters worse the storage of the Tippagondanahalli (TG Halli) reservoir has dropped to a mere 14 ft which means the BWSSB will be able to pump water to the western parts of the city only till the month end, if the situation does not improve. T G Halli had a storage of 31 ft during the corresponding period last year.

People of east Bengaluru are also blaming leaking pipelines for the poor supply they are receiving from the BWSSB and claim that their complaints have been ignored.

BWSSB officers, however, say they have done whatever they could to help tide over the crisis, and only a good monsoon can rescue the parched areas of the city.