The Deccan Herald 30.08.2010
BWSSB to supply 3,000 million litres of water by 2014
To tackle perennial water scarcity in the City, the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) is planning to supply nearly 3,000 million litres of water by the end of 2014.
For now, BWSSB is focussing on obtaining 500 million litres of water from sources other than river Cauvery, Minister for IT and BT, Water Supply and Housing Katta Subramanya Naidu said here on Sunday.
Speaking to reporters after inspecting the second stage of fourth phase of Cauvery water project in Kanakpura junction, Anganapura, Tatagunihalli, Horahalli and Toekadanahalli he said: “Projects have been initiated to recycle nearly 1,000 million litres of water which will be achieved through a public-private-partnership model.”
According to the minister, the department has already acquired land without any legal hassles.
“A fuel-based power generation station near Bidadi requires nearly 90 million litres of reusable water. This will be provided by BWSSB. And the power generated through this station will be supplied to the water board at a subsidised rate. Currently, 32 per cent of the cauvery project has been completed and is scheduled to be ready by January 2012.”
P B Rama Murthy, Chairman BWSSB said, “A 170-km pipeline will be laid under the ongoing cauvery water supply project. Besides, 70 per cent of the installation work of underground water storage tanks and water pumping stations have been completed in T K Halli, Harohalli and Tatagunihalli.”
