Muddy Cauvery water shuts pumping station

Bengaluru | Wednesday | 18th July, 2018

Summary:

The paradox has played out for the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB), which has stopped pumping water to capacity on Monday and much of Tuesday. Among those affected was the 520-apartment Jal Vayu Vihar near Kacharakanahalli, which relies on piped water supply, said a resident. Water supply affectedIn effect, supply of piped water was stopped to areas coming in the seven erstwhile city municipal corporation (CMC) areas of Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Dasarahalli, Yelahanka, Bytarayanapura, K.R. Of the five pumps, pumping from two — which carry around 100 MLD — had to be stopped from Sunday night until the machines were cleaned. A team is on stand-by for quick response if turbidity shuts down the stations again, while it may take till Thursday for the city’s water supply to return to normalcy..