The Times of India 16.03.2013
Water supply to Mysore will not be hit, says minister
MYSORE: The water supply will not be hit even though water levels at the Krishnarajsagar dan Kabini dams are low, district minister S A Ramdas said on Friday but admitted that water rationing can be imposed in June.
As of now there is 4.3 tmcft water at KRS and 3.65 tmcft at Kabini dam, which is mainly dead storage.
Mysore is getting 135 cusecs daily from KRS as against 600 cusecs released to Bangalore.
Given the outflow and the availability, water supply to Mysore will not affected, at least till end of May, the minister said after reviewing the water situation with the officials.
He said the water can be drawn from Kabini dam till June without damaging the dam's structure.
The water level at KRS dam is 71.41 ft (maximum if 124.80 ft) and there is 4.3 tmcft available. The water supply can sustain Mysore's needs till May end and we are not planning impose water rationing as of now, he told reporters.
As of now, the city is getting 90 million liters per day (MLD) from Honghalli pumping unit and 67 MLD from Melapura.
The authorities are planning to create a check dam at Melapura pumping unit to ensure availability of the resource.
Ramdas said 1,495 borewells in the city are functioning and generating 4 MLD.
He, however, was critical of JUSCO, the Tata enterprise which is implementing JNNURM project to remodel water distribution network.
JUSCO is not responding to the people's complaints, he stated asserting that the Mysore City Corporation will press 15 tankers to supply water to pockets in the city where water supply has become irregular.
As of now there is 4.3 tmcft water at KRS and 3.65 tmcft at Kabini dam, which is mainly dead storage.
Mysore is getting 135 cusecs daily from KRS as against 600 cusecs released to Bangalore.
Given the outflow and the availability, water supply to Mysore will not affected, at least till end of May, the minister said after reviewing the water situation with the officials.
He said the water can be drawn from Kabini dam till June without damaging the dam's structure.
The water level at KRS dam is 71.41 ft (maximum if 124.80 ft) and there is 4.3 tmcft available. The water supply can sustain Mysore's needs till May end and we are not planning impose water rationing as of now, he told reporters.
As of now, the city is getting 90 million liters per day (MLD) from Honghalli pumping unit and 67 MLD from Melapura.
The authorities are planning to create a check dam at Melapura pumping unit to ensure availability of the resource.
Ramdas said 1,495 borewells in the city are functioning and generating 4 MLD.
He, however, was critical of JUSCO, the Tata enterprise which is implementing JNNURM project to remodel water distribution network.
JUSCO is not responding to the people's complaints, he stated asserting that the Mysore City Corporation will press 15 tankers to supply water to pockets in the city where water supply has become irregular.
