In the wake of declining water levels in reservoirs, Chennai Metro
Water is reorganising the water distribution system in the city.
Metro
Water sources told City Express on Saturday that the reservoirs which
supply water to the city have only 2,349 million cubic feet and
reorganisation arrangements are being made in seven zones. The seven
zones include Tondiarpet, Royapuram, Thiru Vi Ka Nagar, Anna Nagar,
Teynampet, Kodambakkam and Adyar.
“We are working out an
arrangement where the reorganisation of piped water distribution is done
on alternate days,” Metro Water officials said.
Piped water is
currently supplied from Poondi, Red Hills and Chembarambakkam. Officials
said Poondi has 352 million cubic feet of water, Red Hills has 901
million cubic feet of water and Chembarambakkam has only 1,096 million
cubic feet.
Sources said there would be no change in the present
rate of water supply in the other eight zones, Metro Water —
Tiruvottiyur, Manali, Madhavaram, Ambattur, Valasaravakkam, Alandur,
Perungudi and Sholinganallur.
Metro Water sources said they are
banking on 300 cusecs of Krishna water per day from the first week of
June — once the temporary works by Andhra Pradesh irrigation department
in Uppalamadagu canal near Kalalahasti in Andhra Pradesh is completed,
besides additional water from the Neyveli, Tamaraipakkam and Poondi
wellfields.
“The water situation in the city depends on the rain
gods, only then can the supply of piped water return to normal,” metro
water sources added.
