Plans afoot by Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board
Mysore/Mysuru:
Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board (KUWS&DB) has drawn an ambitious plan of utilising recycled drainage water in public parks and for other non-drinking water purposes in city, said H.V. Rajeev, Chairman of Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA).
He was speaking after inaugurating Regional Conference of Region-3 organised by Lions International Clubs District 317-A with the theme ‘Lake Development-State Prosperity’ in city this morning.
Rajeev expressed his grave concern over the disappearance of natural water bodies owing to urbanisation and said human beings have disturbed nature’s cycle by changing water routes. In the name of development, man has systematically damaged catchment areas of lakes resulting in rain water flowing into sea or ocean instead of natural waterholes. It was happy to note that Lions Clubs have successfully rejuvenated a neglected lake in city and has
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This is following installation of 19 new pumps
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A view of the Melapura drinking water project with a balancing reservoir in the backdrop
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M.A. SRIRAM
This is following installation of 19 new pumps
The availability of drinking water in Mysuru city is expected to go up by 30-40 million litres per day (MLD) in the coming weeks.
Officials in the Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board (KUWSDB) said the city was receiving only around 260-265 MLD of water though the installed capacity was about 300 MLD.
“This is on account of worn-out pumps and pipes. We have installed new pumps at 19 locations under the Centrally-funded Amruth scheme for drinking water supply in Mysuru city. We will start seeing the results in about a fortnight,” said an official of KUWSDB.
Tenders invited for Hale Unduwadi project
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December 12, 2020 18:47 IST
First phase will supply piped water to burgeoning western parts of Mysuru city and 92 villages
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First phase will supply piped water to burgeoning western parts of Mysuru city and 92 villages
Tenders have finally been invited for the much-awaited Hale Unduwadi drinking water project, which is expected to meet the fast growing drinking water requirements of a rapidly expanding Mysuru city and its surrounding areas.
The first phase of the project, which is estimated to cost ₹210.5 crore, will draw 150 million litres per day (MLD) from the Cauvery at Hale Unduwadi near KRS reservoir to supply piped water to the burgeoning western parts of the city and 92 villages.