Due to falling water levels in Coimbatore's dams, District Collector Kranthi Kumar Pati has instructed to use dam water only for drinking and cooking purposes to manage the water crisis effectively.
Coimbatore: In response to the decreasing water levels in the dams of Coimbatore, District Collector Kranthi Kumar Pati has emphasized the need for judicious use of dam water, advising it to be limited to drinking and cooking purposes only. As critical water sources, Siruvani, Bhavani, and Aliyar dams are central to the Coimbatore’s combined drinking water schemes.
With the rainfall scarcity affecting the catchment areas of the Siruvani dam, there has been a significant reduction in water supply. The municipal body has been forced to revise its daily water supply plan, reducing the amount from 10 crore liters to just 3.50 crore liters until June for the city and its adjoining municipal parts.
The current water level in the Aliyar dam is at 988.70 feet against its full capacity of 1050 feet, which as per authorities, will suffice for the combined drinking water projects until the end of June. Bhavani Dam, on the other hand, has a water level of just 55.25 feet out of its full capacity of 100 feet.
To compensate for non-drinking water uses, the local management has been supplying water through 2,649 deep borewells already established in corporations, municipalities, town panchayats, and village panchayats. Water is also supplied via lorries in case of emergencies.
The restriction on usage aims to ensure that water scarcity does not worsen in the district, urging everyone to cooperate with the administrative directives.
With the rainfall scarcity affecting the catchment areas of the Siruvani dam, there has been a significant reduction in water supply. The municipal body has been forced to revise its daily water supply plan, reducing the amount from 10 crore liters to just 3.50 crore liters until June for the city and its adjoining municipal parts.
The current water level in the Aliyar dam is at 988.70 feet against its full capacity of 1050 feet, which as per authorities, will suffice for the combined drinking water projects until the end of June. Bhavani Dam, on the other hand, has a water level of just 55.25 feet out of its full capacity of 100 feet.
To compensate for non-drinking water uses, the local management has been supplying water through 2,649 deep borewells already established in corporations, municipalities, town panchayats, and village panchayats. Water is also supplied via lorries in case of emergencies.
The restriction on usage aims to ensure that water scarcity does not worsen in the district, urging everyone to cooperate with the administrative directives.