Bengaluru has enough storage of drinking water, sufficient to last till June, says Karnataka CM amid scarcity

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Bengaluru is currently facing a scarcity of potable water. The IT hub of India currently has a shortage of 500 million litres of water per day (MLD) against the actual requirement of 2,600 MLDs

Bengaluru has enough storage of drinking water, sufficient to last till June, says Karnataka CM amid scarcity

Taps in Bengaluru are running dry, people in the city are considering relocating as the water crisis looms large and amid Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the state has enough storage of drinking water in Cauvery and Kabini, which is sufficient to last till June.

“There is 11.04 TMC water storage in KRS, 9.02 TMC in Kabini,” the chief minister said.

Also, the Congress-led Karnataka government will be drilling bore wells at 313 places and 1,200 inactive bore wells will be revived, he said.

Bengaluru facing shortage of 500 million litres of water

Talking to the media, Siddaramaiah shared how Bengaluru is falling short of potable water in the IT hub of India.

He said Bengaluru is currently facing a shortage of 500 million litres of water per day (MLD).