As drinking water scarcity looms large during summer in the wake of monsoon failure, the Commissionerate of Municipal Administration has asked the civic authorities in the district to chalk out a plan of action to deal with the situation in April and May.
While most civic bodies in the district depend on the Cauvery to meet the drinking water requirements, there are several rural habitations which are sustained by the waterbodies. The Tiruchi City Corporation and the municipalities of Thuraiyur, Manapparai, Lalgudi, and Musiri source drinking water from the Cauvery riverbed.
There were no major issues in supplying drinking water in April and May last year as the district received good rain in 2022. Moreover, there was continuous flow in the Cauvery which helped recharge water table along the river course and its adjoining areas. Except for a few civic bodies, supply through tanker lorries was not required.
