Authorities have allayed fears of the possibility of a drinking water scarcity in Mysuru due to failure of monsoon and the low storage levels in dams.
At a meeting convened by Deputy Commissioner K.V. Rajendra in Mysuru on June 30 to take stock of the situation arising out of failure of the monsoon, MCC Commissioner Lakshmikanth Reddy said that with the current storage levels in the Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) and the Kabini, drinking water requirements of Mysuru can be met till August 15.
Mr. Reddy said that water at both KRS and the Kabini was not being released into canals for irrigation any more. As many as 19 of the 65 wards of the MCC get water from the Kabini, while the remaining wards receive water from the KRS.