The Karnataka Government has issued an order to utilise 24 TMC of Cauvery water annually for catering to the drinking water needs of Bengaluru City and its surrounding areas.
Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, who also holds the Water Resources portfolio, held a meeting with the Karnataka’s legal team in the national capital and said the Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) should utilise 24 TMC of Cauvery water for drinking purposes of Bengaluru.
Speaking to presspersons, Mr. Shivakumar said in 2018, the Supreme Court had stipulated that 24 TMC of water can be used for drinking water purposes in Bangalore. “But till now no one has taken any action in this matter,” he said. Currently, the BWSSB is utilising 18 TMC of water.