Cauvery drinking water project for Greater Bangalore

Q: Anyone heard about the project.Can I get detailed information about the project?

Nadeem, Bangalore

19th January 2014

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Like all other Cauvery drinking water projects, the additional water sanctioned will flow from Shiva Anicut to Torekadanahalli, and from there it will be supplied to different parts of the city.

Ramesh Reddy, Bangalore

19th January 2014

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What is the present scenario of the drinking water in Bangalore City?

Nadeem, Bangalore

19th January 2014

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As per the present scenario, the only biggest source of drinking water in the city is the Cauvery and the BWSSB draws nearly 1400 MLD of water for the 5 Cauvery projects.

Tejesh Kumar, Bangalore

19th January 2014

The BWSSB is not releasing water to the 110 villages (which were added to the city), since the available water is hardly sufficient to meet the requirements of the core city areas and the newly added town municipal council.

Anusua Pillai, Bangalore

19th January 2014

Under the new project, the BWSSB is expected to draw nearly 6.44 tmc of water (by the end of 2017) out of 10 tmc released by the state government. As per BWSSB officials, without the additional water supply, Cauvery water cannot be released to the 110 villages, which are merged with the Bangalore City.

Anusua Pillai, Bangalore

19th January 2014

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What is the estimated cost of the project and how many new pipelines they are planning to install?

Nadeem, Bangalore

19th January 2014

The project cost may rise to a whooping Rs 4000 crore, since the BWSSB will have to install new pipelines for the 110 villages. For this purpose, the BWSSB is in talks with the World Bank and Japan International Cooperation Agency for financial aid to turn the dream of another Cauvery drinking water project into a reality. The project is likely to be called as ‘The Cauvery fifth stage drinking water project'.

Ramesh Reddy, Bangalore

19th January 2014

The detailed project report (DPR), "Water Supply and Underground Drainage System", envisages supply of 400 million litres of water per day (MLD) to these areas and laying an elaborate sewerage network in the villages.

According to sources, the state cabinet is all set to approve the project in the budget session and it will then be sent to the Centre for its consent.

Roshan Singh, Bangalore

10th March 2015

Hi Roshan, Any idea how much time it is going to take for the approval and when will these villages going to get the connection?

Nadeem, Bangalore

10th March 2015

According to sources, it is going to take three to six months to receive approval from the state and central governments. Calling of tenders and allotment will take another six months. The project is likely to be completed in a period of two years from the commencement of work.

Roshan Singh, Bangalore

10th March 2015

Yeah I have read about this news somewhere. The BWSSB (Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board) has its bag full of goodies for Greater Bangalore, the latest in the addition is the new Cauvery Drinking water project. In a move to provide the city with additional 500 MLD of water to facilitate 100 villages, which have been merged with the city, the board has started preparing the Detailed Project Report (DPR)

Anusua Pillai, Bangalore

19th January 2014

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The state government has given its nod to the release of 10 tmc of water from the Cauvery river, for city needs. In addition to it, the BWSSB board will knock the doors of concerned national and international agencies with its DPR report, for financial aid in order to take the project to the next level after getting the green signal from the state government.

Tejesh Kumar, Bangalore

19th January 2014