6,900 Borewells Dried Up In Bengaluru; IT Hub Facing Severe Water Crisis

Bengaluru is currently experiencing a 500 million litres per day (MLD) shortage compared to an actual 2,600 MLD requirement due to a severe drinking water crisis in the city, according to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. “Out of 14,000 borewells in Bengaluru, 6,900 have dried,” he added.
On Monday, the Chief Minister informed reporters that officials have been instructed to convene daily in order to devise a strategy for resolving the crisis.

Following a meeting with the officials of civic agencies and the Irrigation Department, Siddaramaiah said, “Water bodies have been encroached or died. Bengaluru needs 2,600 MLD of water. Out of this, 1,470 MLD comes from the Cauvery river and 650 MLD from borewells. We have a shortage of about 500 MLD.”

Pinning hopes on the Cauvery Five project to help resolve the water crisis, he said “it will be able to cater to 110 villages, which were added to the Metropolitan Bengaluru Municipal Corporation in 2006-07″.

“We have enough storage of drinking water in Cauvery and Kabini, which is sufficient to last till June. There is 11.04 TMC water storage in KRS, 9.02 TMC in Kabini,” the Chief Minister as said.

He added that measures would be taken to fill in dried-up lakes and that the state government intended to drill additional borewells in 313 areas and revive 1,200 inactive ones.

According to Siddaramaiah, officials have also been told to use all private water tankers—including those owned by the Karnataka Milk Federation—to supply water to villages, slums, and areas that rely on borewells.

He gave his word that there was no shortage of money available to the government to supply drinking water, and that a special committee would be established to make sure that a crisis of this nature didn’t arise again.

The Karnataka Water Supply and Sewerage Board forbade the use of drinking water in Bengaluru for tasks like car washing, gardening, building, and maintenance due to the current water crisis.

Due to the scarcity, the city’s residents have been forced to purchase more water, which has led the district administration to set rates for 200 private tankers for a four-month period.

About 60% of people living in the state capital rely on tanker water. Rates for 200 private tankers have been set by the district administration for a four-month period.

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