The Hindu 13.03.2017
Mayor says no new water connections for the next few weeks
To conserve available water for drinking, Mangaluru Mayor Kavita
Sanil has barred new water connections for construction sites for the
next few weeks.
Talking to
The Hindu
, Ms. Sanil said with no inflow from the Netravathi into the Thumbe
vented dam and AMR Power Pvt. Ltd.’s dam at Shamboor, on the upstream of
the Thumbe, the corporation needs to conserve water at the two dams to
meet the drinking water requirement of the city, Bantwal and other
areas.
Following a meeting with Commissioner Mohammed Nazir and
other officials recently, it has been decided not to allow new water
connections in construction sties, she added.
On Saturday, Ms.
Sanil visited the Thumbe vented dam and the dam at Shamboor. Talking to
reporters, she said that no decision has been taken on water rationing
in the city.
Water
level at the Thumbe dam was measured at 4.5 meters, while the level at
the AMR dam stood at 6.15 m on Saturday. Inflow from the Netravathi into
these two dams has stopped in the last 10 days, she told reporters.
Ms. Sanil said that with judicious use of water available drinking water requirement for the next two months could be met.
A
list of borewells and open wells was being made from which water can be
sourced for supplying water to parched areas in the city, she said.
