The
only hitch that residents face is the less pressure in the supply of
piped water. When contacted on this, an official said the pressure of
water supply differs on alternate days. So, residents need not worry
about it.

He said the main sources of water are from five
reservoirs – Poondi, Puzhal, Cholavaram, Chembarabakkam and Veeranam.
CMWSSB is supplying 831million litres of water to the city on a daily
basis. ‘Though there is water scarcity due to inadequate rainfall, we
are taking adequate measures to augment supply,’ the official said. The
State is also expecting release of around 300 cusecs of Krishna water
from Andhra Pradesh to meet the demand, he added.

Apart from
regular supply of piped water, Metrowater is now supplying water to
residential areas with the help of 400 additional lorries. Around 4,000
trips are being made per day, the official said. Metrowater is sinking
borewells and installing hand pumpsets at various places to meet the
imminent demand. Also, extra tanks are put up at streets where people
can draw water, he said.

The Metrowater is already supplying water
to the domestic consumers through Metrowater- hired tankers on ‘Dial
for Water’ basis at a rate of Rs 400 per load of 6,000 litres and at Rs
600 per load of 9,000 litres and also for commercial consumers at the
rate of Rs 510 per load of 6,000 litres and Rs 765 per load of 9,000
litres.

It has also decided to introduce more tanker lorries into
its distribution circle for the next few months to cater to the
increasing demand. At present, Metrowater has 231 tanker lorries with
9,000- litre capacity and 101 lorries with 6,000-litre capacity. The
lorries mainly cater to slum areas where there are no Metrowater
connections or broken pipelines.

Residents can call Metrowater
helpline – 4567 4567 where they would be connected to respective zones
to overcome shortfall in water supply, the official said.