The Hindu 02.02.2011
Industrial and domestic water supply delinked
Water supply to the industrial area in Mysore has been delinked from the
drinking water supply for domestic use in the city and a separate
‘head’ tapped in the Cauvery to meet industrial water requirements.
Mysore City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner K.S. Raykar
said in a release on Tuesday that this would not only augment the
existing water supply to Mysore, but would also ensure regular supply to
the industrial area, which had paucity of water as it was linked to
domestic supply until now.
To major units
Water supply to major industrial units, including J.K.
Tyres, Falcon Tyres and Rare Mineral Plant, had been delinked from the
domestic water supply, he said. The Reserve Bank of India’s new plant to
manufacture currency note printing paper was also being given a new
connection to ensure regular water supply, he added.
Water not diverted
The MCC Commissioner allayed fears in some quarters that
drinking water meant for the city was being diverted to meet industrial
requirements. He pointed out that the corporation had only issued a no
objection certificate for the new pipeline supplying water to industrial
areas, being laid on the MCC road.
“But this does not mean that water meant for domestic
use is being diverted to meet requirements of the industrial area,” he
clarified, calling the fears “misplaced”.
Mr. Raykar also pointed out that the MCC had nothing to
do with the new pipeline. The work was being implemented by the
Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board.
The decision to delink water supply was as per the 50-year master plan for Mysore, he added.
