Bangalore water crisis explained - The Times of India

Bangalore water crisis: What led to severe shortage of water and how city plans to tackle it

01/7Lack of rainfall
The IT hub is facing a serious water problem, mainly because of a severe drought. There hasn't been enough rain, which has caused the water levels in the Cauvery River to drop. This shortage doesn't just affect drinking water but also impacts irrigation. Additionally, borewells in Bengaluru are drying up because of the lack of rain in recent months. readmore

02/7Central areas ‘manageable’, outskirts in crisis

03/7How is the government trying improve the situation?
To deal with the water shortage, the state government plans to use milk tankers from Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) to deliver water to Bengaluru. They will also take control of private borewells in and around the city. Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar discussed this during a meeting with various agencies including BBMP, BWSSB, and the police. Owners of water tankers have until Thursday to register them with the government, which will then take over all tankers in the city.

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04/7More demand, more the price

05/7Cauvery project, phase 5
In the 2024-2025 budget speech, CM Siddaramaiah announced that the BWSSB would start Phase-5 of the Cauvery project, aiming to provide 110 liters of drinking water daily to 12 lakh people at a cost of Rs 5,550 crore. This project is expected to be completed by May 2024. The water shortage issue in the 110 villages added to BBMP in 2008 will be solved once the Cauvery V Stage work is done, according to reports.

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06/7More about the project

07/7State of the Cauvery basin

As per information from the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Management Centre (KSNDMC), the water levels in Cauvery Basin reservoirs like Harangi, Hemavathi, KRS, and Kabini are at 39 percent of their total capacity as of February 28. The total capacity of these reservoirs is 114.57 TMC, and currently, they hold about 44.65 TMC of water. Last year at the same time, these reservoirs had around 64.61 TMC of water. *TMC: Thousand Million Cubic feet

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