Bengaluru Water Cut Alert: BWSSB To Stop Water Supply For 12 Hours On July 16; Check Affected Areas List

The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has declared a water supply cut for several areas in Bengaluru on July 16. This is due to the emergency maintenance work at the Cauvery Water Supply Stage IV, Phase II. Citizens will not receive water for at 12 hours, starting from 6 am to 6pm.

Bengaluru Water Cut On July 16:

BWSSB notified that there is a requirement of emergency maintenance works at the Cauvery Water Supply Stage IV, Phase II, to eliminate leakage in the scour valve on the 2,700 mm diameter pipeline.

The work will begin from 6 am to 6pm on Thursday, July 16. This will eventually lead to disruption in water supply at several areas.

Bengaluru Water Cut: Affected Areas

The areas that could witness sharp water cut are --- Nandini Layout, BHEL Layout, Sanjay Nagar, Manjunath Nagar, Kanakanagar, Amruthahalli, Jakkur, Adarsha Nagar, Kalyan Nagar, Nagarbhavi, Hoysala Nagar, Vinayaka Layout, Mysore Road, and surrounding areas.

Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board is an autonomous body formed by the State legislature under Bangalore Water supply and Sewerage Board Act on 10-09-1964 for Water Supply & Sewage disposal. It is one of the first Water supply & Sanitation Utilities in India with jurisdiction of entire Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Area of 800 Sqkm, (Bengaluru Core area of 245 Sqkm, 8 Urban Local Bodies of 330 Sqkm ( 7 City Municipal Corporation and 1 Town Municipal Corporation and 110 Villages of 225 Sq kms.)

Since its inception, BWSSB has executed several water supply and sewage schemes for the city, including the prestigious Cauvery Water Supply Scheme (CWSS) Stages - I, II, III & Stage IV Phase - I, Phase - II and sewerage system improvement projects concentrating on sewage collection, conveyance and treatment works. The existing sewerage system covers an area of 265 km2 of core area of the city, in which three major Sewage Treatment Plants (STP) are constructed at Vrishabhavathi, K&C and Hebbal Valleys (major and minor). The sewerage system for newly added areas mainly the erstwhile CMC's is nearing completion.