Bengaluru Water Supply Cut On September 16: 60-Hour Halt Of Cauvery Supply Enters Day 2: Areas Affected List!

The 60-hour-long halt of the Cauvery project has entered the second day in Bengaluru. The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has started 3-day maintenance work and infrastructure upgrades at the Cauvery river from September 15, which will end on September 17.

Bengaluru Water Supply Cut On September 16:

Firstly, BWSSB is carrying out 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.

Apart from this, on September 16, BWSSB has carried maintenance work at its 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 Advisory

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

- 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.)

Bengaluru Water Supply Cut Affected Areas:

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

All About Bengaluru Cauvery Water Supply:

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.

Cauvery source is being developed in stages since 1974. Cauvery water supply scheme (CWSS) stage-I was commissioned in the year 1974 to augment the supply by 135 Mld. CWSS Stage-II followed and was commissioned in 1982 to further augment the supply by 135 Mld. CWSS Stage-III was commissioned in 1994-95, this stage augmented supplies by 270 mld. Cauvery water supply scheme (CWSS) stage-IV Phase I was commissioned in 2002 to augment supply by 270 Mld. CWSS Stage- IV Phase II followed and was commissioned in 2012 to further augment supply by 500 Mld.