Memorandum submitted to DC on water crisis in the city

By John Tauro, Mangalore
Bellevision Media Network

Mangalore, 22 April 2012: Water shortage problems seems to haunting Mangalore city every year and this year too no less.  Unless somebody wakes up the district administration nothing happens.  On April 20 a delegation of city’s corporators met DC Dr N S Channappa Gowda in his office with an appeal to take immediate steps to provide drinking water to the city.

 

 

 

The delegation submitted a memorandum submitted to the DC and they highlighted that the main reason for water crisis due to shortage of rain fall and use of large amount of water by heavy industries such as MRPL , MCF, SEZ etc which they should reduce usage substantially until the water level is maintained in the dams and enough is supplied to the Citys needs.  They also pointed out that heavy consumption water by Railways, hotels and new projects implemented in the city causes severe shortage of water.  Estimated 38 MGD (Million Gallons per day) water is required for the city coroporation.  Hence a request is made to industries such as MRPL, Hotels, etc  to sacrifice some water for the sake of people of the City.

 

The city corporation has suggested to provide with 0.5 MGD of water to MRPL from January to fulfill the company’s basic necessities, said corporator and former mayor Shashidhar Hegde.  The appeal also suggested to take over important dams built over Kumaradhara and Netravati rivers in January to monitor the water level and maintain proper distribution of water to the city from next year.

 

The DC and MCC Commissioner Dr Harish Kumar had lengthy discussions on these issues and have taken several plans to He added that several steps have been taken to provide water every two days to the city after discussions with the DC and MCC commissioner.