Bengaluru: Monsoon has been delayed in Karnataka. In some places there is little rain, while in some places there is no hint of rainfall. Thus, many dams have been drained and water crisis has been created in the state. Due to lack of rain in the Cauvery basin, the water level in the Krishnarajasagar dam has reduced. Thus there is a possibility of water shortage in the state capital Bengaluru as well.
The water level of KRS is decreasing day by day. The expected amount of rain did not occur in the month of June. Monsoon has not started in July. Currently, the state has not received as much rain as usual in the month of June. Hence there is a possibility of water problem. People are already struggling for even a drop of water in many districts of the state. Now this problem will hit Bengaluru too.
The state should receive 20 cm of rain. It has rained 9 cm. As 53% of the rainfall is deficient. The coast was expected to receive 86% of normal rainfall. But 45 cm of rain has been recorded. While 11 cm of rain was expected in the northern hinterland, only 5% of rainfall recorded. 54% of the rainfall is deficient. 15 cm of rain was expected in the southern hinterland. However, 7 cm of rainfall reported and 56% of the rain has been deficient.
Around 7 cm of normal rain should have been received in Bengaluru outskirts, but 6 cm of rain has been received. A decrease of 16%, Bengaluru City was supposed to receive 9 cm of normal rainfall. It has recorded only 7 cm rainfall. Thus there is a shortage of water in the reservoirs and currently there is 9.981 (29.911) TMC of water in KRS Dam. Bangalore needs 1.6 TMC of water every month.
Bengaluru has a water requirement of 1800 mld and water supply of 1450 mld. The water supply of 350 mld is already low. Hence BWSSB wrote a letter to Kaveri Irrigation Corporation last month. A letter was written to reserve 4.8 TMC of water for the months of June, July and August. Even after a month has passed since the letter is sent, there has been no response from Cauvery Irrigation.