Rationing of Drinking Water Will Continue in Mangalore City For One More Week

Rationing of Drinking Water Will Continue in Mangalore City For One More Week

Rationing of drinking water will continue for one more week in the city, Commissioner of Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) K. Channabasappa said here on Friday. The Commissioner said that the water storage level at the Thumbe vented dam, across the Netravathi, on May 26 stood at 2.8m against the maximum storage level of 6m.

Water was supplied through tankers to some areas in the city in 40 to 60 trips between May 5 and 10. It gradually came down and now tankers were supplying water in about 10 to 12 trips daily. He ruled out any link between water rationing and some high-rise areas not getting piped water. The problem existed even before resorting to water rationing, the Commissioner said.