Express News Service
BENGALURU : To cater to the increased demand for water due to heat and extra hygiene because of Covid surge in the city, the Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has broken all its records in supplying Cauvery water to the city. Beginning Tuesday (April 6), 1,468 to 1,475 Million Litres Per day of water was being pumped.
The sixth pump at TK Halli Pumping
Station has been made operational
BWSSB Chief Engineer, Cauvery, S V Ramesh, said, “The heat is more intense than previous years and there is a sudden surge in demand due to the Covid spike too, as people take additional baths as well as regularly cleanse hands. We have now operationalised our sixth pump.”