The alarm bells have started ringing in the Coimbatore Corporation as the water in the Siruvani Reservoir will last for another six days.
According to the water managers in the civic body, the water level as of May 24 stands at 1.90 feet above the dead storage level. From the available water, the Corporation gets 49 million litres a day. This results in a dip of 10 cm in the water level.
Given the current water level, the quantity will meet the city’s requirements till May 30, the officials say.
The Corporation supplies Siruvani water to nearly 40 wards in full and in parts. To stretch the supply, the civic body has expanded the supply cycle and brought down the duration of supply. At present, it distributes the water once in six to seven days and the duration to three or four hours a supply cycle.
To make good the shortfall in Siruvani-fed areas, the Corporation is diverting the Pilloor water from the Ramakrishnapuram Main Storage Reservoir. Around 15 million litres a day is what is diverted, say the water supply managers.
The Corporation gets 125 million litres a day from Pilloor and more than 45 wards are dependent on it.
This year, the situation has been pretty bad because the water level in the Siruvani Reservoir did not reach the full reservoir level. It often does twice a year – during the South West Monsoon and North East Monsoon seasons.
The officials say that the recent showers too have been of little help because it rained in the city and not in catchments that would have helped inflow in the Siruvani Reservoir. They are fervently hoping that the South West Monsoon delivers sufficient rains so that the water level improves in time for the city to get adequate water.
