How Chennai, Among World s Wettest Cities, Ran Out of Water How Chennai, Among World s Wettest Cities, Ran Out of Water India s sixth-largest city gets an average of about 1,400mm (55 inches) of rainfall a year, more than twice the amount that falls on London and almost four times the level of Los Angeles.
Updated: February 04, 2021 10:02 am IST
Residents fill pots on July 4, 2019, when Chennai became one of first major cities in world to run dry.
Climate change is bringing rising sea levels and increased flooding to some cities around the world and drought and water shortages to others. For the 11 million inhabitants of Chennai, it s both.
NGO plans attractive events for community participation
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Under ‘Wall-E’, walls of govt. buildings will have colourful pictures
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Under ‘Wall-E’, walls of govt. buildings will have colourful pictures As part of its efforts to encourage community participation in ecological conservation, Environmentalist Foundation of India (EFI), a city-based non-governmental organisation, has joined hands with government agencies to create awareness on lake ecology through wall art.
Among the various activities planned is “Wall-E” under which walls of government buildings, including those of the Greater Chennai Corporation and Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB) and those around waterbodies will adorn colourful pictures of flora and fauna.
All commercial establishments to have digital water meters soon
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Smart devices have already been fixed in 10,500 buildings in the city
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Smart devices have already been fixed in 10,500 buildings in the city The Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB) is set to complete the project of fixing digital water meters with automated meter reading (AMR) in all commercial establishments in the city in February.
Of the 12,708 commercial and water-intensive establishments, including companies, hotels and educational institutions, identified across the city, the water board has fixed digital meters in about 10,500 buildings. The COVID-19 pandemic delayed the project, according to officials.
Water tanker operators put off strike
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AAA Water tanker owners have deferred the strike planned on Monday following talks with senior officials of the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB).
According to office-bearers of the Chennai Metrowater Tanker Contractors Association, the strike has been postponed by a few days as discussions were under way to meet their demands. At present, about 650 tankers are being operated for water supply daily, including those on payment.
Rising fuel cost
Association members said diesel price had gone up by ₹7 a litre since mid-November last year. However, the tankers were being operated at old rates.
Water tanker owners plan agitation
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Association demands higher rates and new work order
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Stepping up pressure: Water tanker owners say their contract expired in August last year.
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Association demands higher rates and new work order The Chennai Metrowater Tanker Lorry Contractors’ Association has proposed to go on strike from January 25, seeking the pending work order to be issued and an increase in rates.
At present, nearly 650 tankers are operated, including those on payment. However, the quantum of water supply through tankers has reduced in the past few months. Of 830 million litres of water supplied daily in the city, nearly 32 mld is supplied through tankers, including to added areas.