Water in Baje may last for five days: Decrease in the hours of pumping of water to Udupi

Water in Baje may last for five days: Decrease in the hours of pumping of water to Udupi

May 30: The water level at Baje dam may last for just five more days due to rapid evaporation. Udupi City Municipal Council (CMC) is contemplating to bring down the water supply quantity to 3 MLD from the present 5 MLD, sources said on Wednesday. The CMC has divided the wards in to six zones and is supplying water once in six days.
To ensure that water is supplied till the region gets rain, the CMC is planning to decrease the hours of pumping of water from eight hours to five hours. Pumping of water from the waterholes along the the path of River Swarna had begun from May 5. Three pumpsets have been placed at Manai and Bhandaribettu areas to lift the remaining water from waterholes to supply it to Baje dam. Water is being supplied through tankers in the elevated areas where the piped water do not reach.