Round-the-clock water supply to Belagavi to resume, says commissioner
Heavy rain in Belagavi in the last few days has addressed the city's water scarcity issue to a large extent, Belagavi City Corporation Commissioner Karthik
Heavy rain in Belagavi in the last few days has addressed the city's water scarcity issue to a large extent, Belagavi City Corporation Commissioner Karthik M. said here on Monday. “We have received rains of around 40mm to 50 mm every day for the past few days. It continues to rain. There has been regular discharge from Maharashtra. This has increased the inflow to the Hidkal dam. Due to the recent heavy rains in the Western Ghats region and Tilari area, the Rakkasakoppa reservoir is nearly full.
This will allow us to resume round-the-clock water supply to 10 wards in the city and regular supply to the other parts in the corporation area,” Mr. Karthik told reporters. The commissioner and other officers inspected the water level, inflow and outflow and the capacity of Rakkasakoppa. The people of Belagavi city are mostly dependent on the Rakkasakoppa reservoir for drinking water, and the Rakkasakoppa reservoir was nearly empty due to the failure of monsoon, resulting in water shortage for the people.
We had to ration water supply and make alternative arrangements for drinking water, he said. Due to shortage, water was supplied only for 2 hours every two to three days. Now, since the reservoir is nearly full, water will be supplied 24 hours as before. In the remaining 48 wards, water was released once every eight to 10 days during the summer. Now, it is being released once every two to three days.
The 2,475 feet high Rakkasakoppa reservoir is nearly full. It seems that there would be no water scarcity till May next year, as 105 MLD of water is coming from Rakkasakoppa and Hidkal reservoirs, Mr. Karthik said.
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