No drinking water shortage in Bengaluru: BWSSB

BWSSB says there is enough water in the reservoirs of the Cauvery basin to meet Bengaluru’s drinking water needs. | Photo Credit: File photo Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) Chairperson Manjula N. said on Wednesday that there was no shortage of drinking water in Bengaluru as of now.“There is enough water in the reservoirs of the Cauvery basin to meet Bengaluru’s drinking water needs. On average, the city requires 2 tmcft to 2.3 tmcft of water every month, and it is being supplied regularly. Anticipating a crisis ahead, we have taken several measures and are prepared to face it,” she said.She was speaking after a meeting with the Karnataka State Safai Karamchari Commission and said the probe into the recent deaths at the Bellandur Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) was still unde