BWSSB assures water supply to IT companies

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: The Silicon Valley of India, Bengaluru, is grappling with an acute water shortage, with a daily deficit of 500 million liters (MLD), impacting techies and officegoers significantly.

Reports indicate a rising demand for temporary Work from Home (WFH) arrangements.

In a meeting with members of the Outer Ring Road Companies Association (ORRCA), Chairman of the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB), Ram Prasath Manohar, assured water supply to companies.

The chairman expressed hope that the implementation of Cauvery Stage V would alleviate the crisis, with 775 million liters slated to be supplied to the city.

Other measures discussed in the meeting included employee awareness, prohibition of water usage for non-essential purposes, and regulation of water usage in public areas.

Citizens are advocating for Bengaluru to adopt rainwater harvesting methods to mitigate the crisis.

In a statement released by Citizens for Citizens, there is a focus on "soak pits," underground porous chambers 6-10 feet deep, which retain rainwater and enhance the groundwater table.

The statement proposed both short and long-term solutions, including the prohibition of sewage discharge into Rajakaluves (open spaces), achieving 100% sewage treatment, desilting and desludging of lakes, planting native trees, and ensuring rainwater pits in bore wells.