Water shortage in Kannagi Nagar
Posted on: 25/Jan/2016 9:57:26 AM
Residents of Kannagi Nagar have been facing a water shortage. It is ironic that this is the situation after heavy rains which should have seen a surplus of water supply instead.
Say residents, Usually we get water on alternate days, today it has not come from the morning. There is no fixed time of water supply... I haven`t been able to take a bath today as we had stored water in buckets. That would not have been sufficient to use for other chores as well as bathing. They say that, till recently, they received water daily. But now, water comes once in three day, if they are lucky.
However, officials from Metro Water and the Slum Clearance Board say otherwise. The requirement for the 22,500 families in Slum Board houses is around 60 lakh litres per day but for the past ten days we have been receiving around 30 - 35 lakh litres. This is the reason behind the shortage. One of the desalination plants that supplies water to Metro water is not functioning, but we will pick up the supply soon... Metro Water supplies the required amount of water, 55 lakh litres per day, to the underground tank for Kannagi Nagar. We have been supplying the assured amount but the internal distribution is managed by Slum Clearance Board which manages the daily supply, they say.
