The Hindu 10.05.2013
Officials work to tackle water scarcity
Deputy Commissioner orders another pump to be set up at Hongalli pumping station
With Mysore facing an acute water crisis, Deputy
Commissioner C. Shikha visited the Hongalli pumping station near here on
Thursday to get first-hand information about the situation.
She
was accompanied by a team of officials from the Mysore City
Corporation, including Commissioner P.G. Ramesh, Vani Vilas Water Works
and the Irrigation Department. Ms. Shikha directed the MCC Commissioner
to take steps to put in use another pump, in addition to three there, to
pump 15 MLD water more from the riverbed to tackle the crisis.
Officials were asked to clear silt and debris from the right bank low level (RBLL) canal of the Krishnaraja Sagar.
Alternate days
Later,
she convened a meeting to discuss ward-wise water scarcity. She
directed officials to ensure water supply in wards 19 to 24 and 30 to 45
(which get water from Hongalli) on alternate days.
The
amount of water supplied from Hongalli to Saraswathipuram, T.K. Layout,
K.G. Koppal, V.V. Mohalla, Paduvarahalli, Vontikoppal, Sharadadevi
Nagar, Hebbal, Gokulam, Kumbarakoppal, Hootagalli and parts of Mandi
Mohalla, among others, has dropped substantially.
The Deputy Commissioner asked officials to rejuvenate borewells and procure more tankers.
While
appealing to the public to cooperate with the district administration
and the MCC in handling the crisis, she urged the judicious use of until
the arrival of the monsoon.
Ms. Shikha told
The Hindu
that the situation may improve in the next four to five days.
Water-level
Sources
said the water-level at KRS on Thursday was at 65.1 ft as against the
maximum of 124.8 ft. Outflow was 1,183 cusecs and inflow 232 cusecs.
The level at Kabini dam was 2,246.22 ft as against the maximum of 2,284 ft. Inflow was 39 cusecs and outflow was 100 cusecs.
