Deccan Chronicle 29.04.2013
No Veeranam water for Chennai
the Veeranam water supply being suspended Chennaities are more
concerned lot. With summer looming large, the fear of water scarcity has
made people to look for alternative arrangements. However metro water
officials allayed fear of water scarcity and exuded confidence that that
the capital city would be able to avoid the water scarcity as the
Krishna water is all set to reach the city by May.
The decreasing
levels of water storage and the ability of the city to tackle the water
shortage has become a question, as all major reservoirs have recorded a
dip in storage levels when compared to last year. The concerns have
increased since veeranam lake water levels took a dip.
“We have
presently stopped the supply however we do not see any water scarcity
presently as we believe the inflow of Krishna water will be enough to
tide through the rest of the summer with some rainfall. The city will
face problem only if Krishna water is stopped and the department is
quite confident about receiving inflow from Krishna water in another
four weeks time,” said a senior metro water official
At a time
when several water bodies are facing shortage, chennaities feel that
situation might turn worse for regions, which do not have direct water
connection through pipelines. “We receive water only on every
alternative days through tankers lorries and often the water tankers
come delayed, we will be very happy if metro water department provide us
water everyday as it will reduce quarrel among people,” said A.
Malarkodi, visibly upset resident of Kasimedu.
