Water Scarcity in Several Parts of Mangalore City: This is What DC Ravikumar Says

With delay in the onset of monsoon, several parts in Mangalore city is facing scarcity of water and the administration has already resorted to water rationing. Speaking on the matter Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ravikumar assured that the district administration has made arrangements to supply water to all schools and colleges amid reports of water crisis being faced by education institutions.

As the monsoon is delayed this year, the district is facing problem of drinking water. The level of water in Thumbe dam has gone down and stands at 1.86m presently. Hence the district administration hasx released water from AMR dam and the water will be filled upto 4m at Thumbe dam by today evening.