Bengaluru, the capital of Karnataka and India’s Silicon Valley, is set to experience a water supply disruption in the coming days. The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BSWWB) has announced that water supply will be affected in the city for two days – June 6th and 7th. The primary reason for the water cut is the Board’s work on the Cauvery Stage V Project. Consequently, the board will shut down all its pumping stations on June 6th. The water supply board has disseminated information about the disruption to alert people residing in the affected areas and prepare them for the upcoming water shortage.
Initially, the Water Supply Board planned to implement the water supply cut on June 4th and 5th. However, engineers later rescheduled the shutdown of the Cauvery River supply units. The board has announced that the water supply units of Cauvery Stages 1, 2, and 3 will be suspended for 12 hours, from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Besides this, the water supply units of the fourth stage, 1st, and 2nd phases water supply units, will be offline for four hours, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. This disruption will last for two days and affect all areas where water is supplied by the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board.
The Water Supply Board has urged residents of the affected areas to use water judiciously during the period water supply will be impacted. Furthermore, while urging residents to cooperate, it has also advised them to store adequate water for both days.
Meanwhile, Delhi, the national capital, continues to battle a severe water crisis amid rising temperatures due to heatwave conditions. The AAP government in Delhi approached the Supreme Court on Friday seeking immediate additional water from neighboring Haryana. The apex court will hear the plea on June 3rd. In its plea, the Delhi government alleged that it is constrained to file the petition on account of the acute water shortage being faced by the people of Delhi, triggered by the ongoing severe heat conditions in North India, particularly in the national capital. Several areas in Delhi, including Chanakyapuri’s Sanjay Camp, Okhla Phase 2, and the Geeta colony, are severely affected by the acute water shortage.
