Water Shortage in Bangalore East keeps Tenants away
Residents in some parts of Bangalore have evolved various forms of water management. Cases like these are a dime a dozen in Bangalore East. Residents of these areas get the least quantity of Cauvery water when compared to other older areas. Water supply is so scanty in Davis Road that residents of apartment block have started a system of rationing water among themselves. Tenants of a flat on Ashoka Road have informed their owner that they would vacate the flat as they can no longer buy water.
While residents of other areas get between 100 and 150 litres per capita per day (lpcd), residents of Fraser Town, Sagayapuram, Lingarajpuram, Banaswadi, Jai Bharathnagar, Ramaswamypalya and surrounding areas get between 70 and 80 lpcd of water. A few flats in the neighbouring apartment are lying vacant for the last few months with the water problem keeping away tenants.
Although areas in Bangalore East such as Fraser Town are just six to eight km away from the Vidhana Soudha, as far as the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) is concerned, they are at the fag end of the supply line. By the time Cauvery water from Thorekadanahalli (T.K. Halli) reaches the Machalibetta pumping station (from where water is supplied to east Bangalore), the quantity of water and the capacity of the pipelines come down.
BWSSB officials admitted that Bangalore’s water supply was unequal. “While the supply is the least in eastern parts of Bangalore, the southern parts are relatively unaffected. This is because these parts are located at the entry point for Cauvery water into the city,” said Engineer-in-Chief T. Venkataraju.
The board is now planning to lay bigger pipelines from B. Narayanpura to OMBR and HBR Layouts. “The problem can be solved only after the Cauvery IV Stage 2 Phase is commissioned in December,” Mr. Venkataraju added.
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