The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has urged residents to filter and boil their water due to increased turbidity caused by recent heavy rainfall in the city. The civic body is working to reduce turbidity levels at water treatment plants, ensuring safe drinking water for Mumbai.
Residents of Tiruchi and Pune face scheduled water supply disruptions due to planned maintenance work by respective authorities. The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) announced a shutdown in Tiruchi, affecting several areas, while the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) notified a city-wide water cut due to maintenance at water treatment plants. The disruptions are expected to last for a day in both cities, causing inconvenience to residents.
The Delhi Jal Board has announced a 24-hour water supply disruption in several north Delhi areas starting Thursday morning due to interconnection work on the Punjabi Bagh water main. The disruption will affect areas including Kewal Park, Lawrance Road, and Punjabi Bagh, impacting residents from 9 am on August 8 to 9 am on August 9.
Yelagiri Hills, known for its picturesque landscapes, is facing a severe water shortage due to the lack of rainfall since 2021. The village panchayat, comprising 1,598 households, 40 hotels and resorts, and 15 educational institutions, is struggling to meet the daily water consumption of 1 lakh liters. With most water bodies dried up and borewells hitting hard rock, the panchayat is relying on water supply from neighboring villages through tractor tankers. However, the current supply of 50,000 liters daily falls short of the demand. The proposed laying of a water pipeline under the Cauvery Combined Drinking Water Supply Scheme is expected to provide a permanent solution to the water crisis.
Cadiz, Inc. has signed a water supply agreement with Solstra Communities California LLC to provide 1,275 acre-feet per year of water from the Cadiz Water Supply and Storage Project to support the development of more than 4,000 homes for military and working families along the coast. This is the first time Cadiz has contracted with a housing developer for water supply. The water will be delivered through exchanges with regional water contractors utilizing the Company’s Northern Pipeline, a 220-mile natural gas pipeline originally built to transport oil from the coast to oil refineries.
The California Department of Water Resources has announced an increased water supply allocation for 2024. The forecasted allocation has increased to 40%, up from 30% last month. The increase would provide an additional 420,000 acre-feet of water, enough to serve around 1.5 million households for a year.
