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| Photo Credit: Raviprasad Kamilamore-inDrinking water supply to the city from the Thumbe vented dam built across the Netravathi has been disrupted after power to the water pumping station at Thumbe was snapped after a rise in the river water level. The Mayor said if water level in the river (also backwater level) was below 8.5m, regular power supply in the line could be maintained. Mr.
Bhaskar said as a precaution at least 1.5-m gap should be maintained between the water level and the power supply line in view of swings. A dedicated 33kV overhead power supply line from the Bantwal power sub-station, between Bantwal and Thumbe, supplies constant power to the station. As water level in the river has been surging, the backwaters in the stream too rose close to the live power line..