Bengaluru Water Supply Cut Next Week: BWSSB To Stop Cauvery Supply For 60 Hours On THIS DATE; Areas Affected?

Many residential and commercial areas of Bengaluru city could undergo water supply disruption for a whopping 60-hours next week. Starting from September 15, the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has announced to carry a 3-days maintenance work and infrastructure upgrades.

Bengaluru Water Supply Cut:

As per the notifications, BWSSB will carry its work at the pumping stations under Cauvery Stage V, from 1 am of September 15. The work is expected to end at 1 pm on September 17.

Also, maintenance work will be carried at the Phase-1 and Phase-2 pumping stations under Cauvery Stages I, II, III, and IV, from 6 AM of September 16th to 6 AM of September 17, resulting in 24-hour shutdown.

The reason behind this work is to ensure smooth functioning of pumping stations and major pipelines, which are pivotal for sustained water supply across the city.

Bengaluru Water Supply Cut Affected Areas:

Areas whose drinking water supply is dependent on Cauvery project could be impacted.

Bengaluru Water Supply Cut Advisory

Firstly, the BWSSB has urged residents of the affected areas to plan their daily activities in advance to avoid inconvenience.

Secondly, the authority asked residents to store sufficient water in advance to cope with the water supply disruption. Also, to use the water sparingly.

Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board is an autonomous body formed by the State legislature under Bangalore Water supply and Sewerage Board Act on 10-09-1964 for Water Supply & Sewage disposal. It is one of the first Water supply & Sanitation Utilities in India with jurisdiction of entire Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Area of 800 Sqkm, (Bengaluru Core area of 245 Sqkm, 8 Urban Local Bodies of 330 Sqkm ( 7 City Municipal Corporation and 1 Town Municipal Corporation and 110 Villages of 225 Sq kms.)

At present BWSSB is supplying treated Cauvery Water to Bangalore City under the Cauvery Water Supply Scheme (CWSS) Stage I, II, III & Stage IV Phase I & II with total installed capacity of 1440 MLD. This quantity of water provided to the core areas of BBMP including the erstwhile 7 CMC's and 1 TMC area covering total area of 575 sq.km but excluding 110 village areas of BBMP covering 225 sq.km. In order to provide water supply to the newly added 110 villages which are part of BBMP, BWSSB is finding it difficult to meet the water requirements even after implementation of CWSS Stage IV, Phase II scheme, as per the official website.

Subsequently, the Urban Development Department, Govt. of Karnataka (GoK) allocated an additional 10 TMC (775 MLD) of Cauvery Water for Bangalore city. It is now necessary to formulate the CWSS Stage V scheme for Bangalore City and Detailed Project Report (DPR) has been prepared for getting the financial assistance from funding agencies, such as JICA (Japan International Co-operation Agency). Considering the technical aspects and water demand it is proposed to take up the Stage V Scheme in two Phases i.e., Phase I of 500 MLD (6.45 TMC) capacity and Phase II of 275 MLD (3.55 TMC) capacity.