Mayor Premananda Shetty said that the current water storage at Thumbe vented dam and at AMR Hydel Power Project’s vented dam at Shambhoor, which is on the upstream of the Thumbe, is enough for supplying drinking water to the city till June 15. Hence, Mangalore City Corporation can manage with the existing water storage till mid-June in case there is zero inflow in the Netravathi due to delay in the commencement of monsoon, the Mayor added.

The Mayor said that the city did not face water scarcity during the summers of 2020 and 2021 as many industries had shut down their operations due to the lockdown. As all industrial operations have resumed now and more houses and other establishments have been built, the demand for water will only increase year after year.