The delay in the onset of monsoons this year has led to severe drinking water crisis in 110 villages on the city’s outskirts, and the recent rains are yet to have an impact on the ground water table. As a result, many borewells in these villages have gone dry and are under repair.
The city’s civic body has decided to drill additional borewells in these villages to solve the drinking water crisis in these villages. This comes even as Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) is all set to miss another deadline for completion of the Cauvery V Stage.
“The drinking water situation has worsened in the 110 villages. Most of us are dependent on water tankers paying up hefty prices. Many borewells are dry. The poor are unable to bear the cost of tanker water and the civic body is doing little to help better the situation,” said Jagadish Reddy, of Varthur village.
