Water rationing in Mangaluru to continue for one more week, says MCC Commissioner
The Hindu
Rationing of drinking water will continue for one more week in the city, Commissioner of Mangaluru City Corporation K. Channabasappa said
Rationing of drinking water will continue for one more week in the city, Commissioner of Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) K. Channabasappa said here on Friday.
Replying to questions by councillors at the monthly general meeting of the council, the Commissioner said that the water storage level at the Thumbe vented dam, across the Netravathi, on May 26 stood at 2.8m against the maximum storage level of 6m.
Water from the AMR vented dam, on the upstream of Thumbe, had been released once to Thumbe about a month ago.
If the second release is required from the AMR dam the Deputy Commissioner will be approached.
Water from the AMR dam is also being supplied to 40 villages under the multi-village water supply scheme. Hence water from the AMR dam cannot be emptied to the dead storage level.
Mr. Channabasappa said that between May 5 and 10 water was supplied through tankers to some areas in the city in 40 to 60 trips. It gradually came down and now tankers were supplying water in about 10 to 12 trips daily.
He ruled out any link between water rationing and some high-rise areas not getting piped water. The problem existed even before resorting to water rationing, the Commissioner said.