With the water level in the Siruvani reservoir a little above the six-foot mark, water managers in the Coimbatore Corporation are in the fervent hope that they manage till the South West Monsoon sets in.
As of Wednesday, the water level was 6.56 feet above the dead storage level. It has been declining steadily at nine cm a day as the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board draws 50 million litres a day (mld) water. Of it, 40 mld reaches the city.
The Corporation water managers say that the civic body supplies Siruvani water to around 40 wards. With the reduction in quantity, it has diverted Pilloor water to make good the deficit. The Corporation ought to get around 75 mld from the TWAD Board but is getting a good 25 mld less.
Pilloor water
The water managers say that the civic body diverts over 10 mld Pilloor water to Siruvani-fed areas to meet the needs of residents in Rathinapuri, Tatabad, Sivananda Colony and Race Course. Alternatively, the Corporation has also asked the TWAD Board to step up the supply of Pilloor water.
They say that the civic body made the request a couple of weeks ago.
The result was that the Pilloor water supply has gone up by five mld to 115 mld.
With the increased supply, the Corporation has been supplying Siruvani or Pilloor water at least once in every 10 days to residents across the city.
In Sowripalayam, residents say there seems to a marginal improvement in water supply in that they are getting water every seventh or eighth day. In Peelamedu, the residents say that as against the once-in-15-day supply cycle, there was water supply on the eighth day but it could be due to the Chief Minister’s visit.
They will have to wait for one more cycle to see if water supply has really improved. In Vadavalli, the residents say the water supply has only gone from bad to worse – from once in seven days to once in 11 or 12 days.
