Bengaluru 24-Hour Water Supply Shutdown on June 19 for Pipeline Upgrade
This is because of work on the Cauvery water supply system. The BWSSB (Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board) announced this.
Why is water supply stopping?
There are two main reasons:
A new big pipe (3000 mm wide) is being added to the water system. This is happening at the T.K. Halli pumping station. It will help improve water supply in the future.
KPTCL (Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Ltd) will do power maintenance. Because of this, BWSSB has to stop water pumping.
Which areas will be affected?
These parts of Bengaluru will be affected:
Bommanahalli
Yeshwanthpur
Mahadevapura
Bengaluru South
Yelahanka
Dasarahalli
Byatarayanapura
Rajarajeshwari Nagar
Kengeri
People in these places may have no water or very low pressure.
What is the Cauvery Stage V project?
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