Bengaluru is bracing for a three-day pause in its primary water lifeline. From September 15 to 17, large parts of the city will see Cauvery supply switched off as the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) undertakes urgent maintenance at its major pumping hubs.
Cauvery River 3-Day Water Suspension
According to The News Mill, BWSSB Chairman Dr. V Ram Prasath Manohar explained that the shutdown, though inconvenient, is unavoidable. He further said that they need to stop operations briefly to repair and strengthen the system. This will help them keep the supply reliable in the long run. They have also asked citizens to store water ahead of time and use it carefully during this period.
The water supply cut operations will be executed in two phases. Stage V pumping stations, a critical unit of the Cauvery Water Supply Project, will remain closed for a continuous 60 hours, beginning at 1 am on September 15 and ending 1 pm at September 17.
Meanwhile, Stages I, II, III, and IV (Phase 1 and 2) will go offline for 24 hours between 6 am on September 16 and 6 am on September 17. The combined outage is expected to ripple across neighbourhoods that rely entirely on the Cauvery network, affecting both homes and businesses.
Bengaluru Braces For Cauvery Water Shutdown
Officials have reminded residents that past shutdowns have led to acute shortages and urged everyone to prepare in advance. The Cauvery scheme is Bengaluru’s main drinking water source, reaching lakhs of households every day, so even a short stoppage has citywide consequences. Maintenance crews say this round of work is part of a larger effort to boost pumping strength and modernise aging pipelines, in hopes of preventing major breakdowns in the future.
Beyond Bengaluru, the government has its eyes on expansion. At a Janaspandana programme in Kodihalli, Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar announced fresh plans to extend the Cauvery water supply into rural Karnataka.
A new project will lift water near Sangama and channel it to 250 villages in Kanakapura taluk. He also pointed to parallel efforts: drawing water from the Shimsha river into Sathanur Hobli, filling tanks in Kasaba Hobli with Arkavathi water, and extending supply to Hosadurga. He iterated that their aim is to make sure that villages, not just Bengaluru, have steady drinking water, as stated by The News Mill.
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For city residents, however, the immediate focus remains the 72-hour inconvenience ahead. The BWSSB has advised every household, institution, and commercial unit that depends on Cauvery water to stock up and use supplies wisely until normal distribution resumes.
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