Women stand in queues with empty buckets to gather water from tankers.
Bengaluru:
Bengaluru is battling an acute water disaster with the onset of summer time, prompting a 24-hour water provide reduce beginning Tuesday.
Over 200 talukas within the state have been declared drought-hit. Low water ranges in reservoirs close to town and receding groundwater ranges have pressured town water board to prioritize different water sources, just like the Cauvery basin, to fulfill town’s consuming water wants.
On Monday, women and men made lengthy queues with empty buckets to gather water from tankers. The locals within the parched space – who’re depending on groundwater – say they’re paying double the standard price for tankers to fulfill their day by day water wants.
Shimna, a resident of Horamavu, stated they haven’t been ready to make use of the groundwater for a month and are actually dependent solely on water tankers.
“The tankers charge Rs 6,000. If we have to pay this price every day, it will become very difficult for us. Our savings are affected as we are paying both for drinking water and for water for other daily needs. We will be happy if the authorities help us,” the resident added.
Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar stated the federal government is exploring the opportunity of digging extra borewells to unravel the difficulty.
“We have allotted Rs 8 crore to solve the water issue. Some MLAs said borewells have been dug up to 1,500 feet. We are exploring the possibility of digging 500 meters deeper besides installing more borewells,” stated Mr Shivakumar.
BJP MLA Byrathi Basavaraj, who represents the KR Puram constituency, slammed the federal government for not fixing the water disaster regardless of a number of representations.
“There’s water scarcity everywhere. What is the government doing? I have written so many letters. All guarantees are being given but there is no money for this,” he added.
