Chennai:
Water supply to the city has gone up to 600 million litres per day (MLD) following the release of 180 MLD of water from Veeranam and 700 cusecs of Krishna water from Kandaleru Dam in Andhra Pradesh.
Metro water sources said that following the lack of rainfall and dwindling water level in the reservoirs, Metro water was forced to reorganise water distribution in seven zones. These include Tondiarpet, Royapuram, Thiru Vi Ka Nagar, Anna Nagar, Teynampet, Kodambakkam and Adyar.
“We have to cut the supply from 830 million litres per day to 550 million litres per day following the water levels dwindling in the reservoir due lack of rains,” Metro water sources said.
Now the water distribution has been augmented with the additional 180 MLD of water being supplied from Veeranam lake after the directive of Chief minister J Jayalalithaa.
“This has resulted in the city now getting 600 MLD of water, an additional 10 pc of what it was getting following the contingency measures to reorganize water distribution.
Metro water sources said that it has improved the supply of water in 25 per cent of city’s areas that had been facing shortages. The areas include Velachery, Besant Nagar, Tiruvanmiyur, Taramani, Kottivakkam, Alandur, Mylapore, Anna Nagar, Ayanavaram, Valasaravakkam, Saidapet, CIT Nagar, Vyasarpadi and Washermenpet.
Metro water sources said that this has also resulted in the decline of 30 to 40 per cent in the paid lorry water supply in south Chennai.
Water supply will be improved in Anna park, Royapuram, Poonga Nagar and Ambattur from August 22, Metro water sources added.
Metro water sources said that water supply to the city would be further increased depending upon the inflow of Krishna Water from Kandleru Dam, besides increase in water levels in Puzhal and Chembarambakkam reservoirs.
But the normal water supply hinges on the monsoon. “Everything depends on the weather god,” said the metro water source.
Water supply to the city has gone up to 600 million litres per day (MLD) following the release of 180 MLD of water from Veeranam and 700 cusecs of Krishna water from Kandaleru Dam in Andhra Pradesh.
Metro water sources said that following the lack of rainfall and dwindling water level in the reservoirs, Metro water was forced to reorganise water distribution in seven zones. These include Tondiarpet, Royapuram, Thiru Vi Ka Nagar, Anna Nagar, Teynampet, Kodambakkam and Adyar.
“We have to cut the supply from 830 million litres per day to 550 million litres per day following the water levels dwindling in the reservoir due lack of rains,” Metro water sources said.
Now the water distribution has been augmented with the additional 180 MLD of water being supplied from Veeranam lake after the directive of Chief minister J Jayalalithaa.
“This has resulted in the city now getting 600 MLD of water, an additional 10 pc of what it was getting following the contingency measures to reorganize water distribution.
Metro water sources said that it has improved the supply of water in 25 per cent of city’s areas that had been facing shortages. The areas include Velachery, Besant Nagar, Tiruvanmiyur, Taramani, Kottivakkam, Alandur, Mylapore, Anna Nagar, Ayanavaram, Valasaravakkam, Saidapet, CIT Nagar, Vyasarpadi and Washermenpet.
Metro water sources said that this has also resulted in the decline of 30 to 40 per cent in the paid lorry water supply in south Chennai.
Water supply will be improved in Anna park, Royapuram, Poonga Nagar and Ambattur from August 22, Metro water sources added.
Metro water sources said that water supply to the city would be further increased depending upon the inflow of Krishna Water from Kandleru Dam, besides increase in water levels in Puzhal and Chembarambakkam reservoirs.
But the normal water supply hinges on the monsoon. “Everything depends on the weather god,” said the metro water source.
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