BWSSB Aims To Complete Cauvery Stage V Project By May

The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has assured that the board will complete the Cauvery Stage V project by May.

BWSSB Chairman Ramprasat Manohar V, who inspected several project sites on Wednesday, has urged officials to maintain the current pace and complete the works by May.

"Officials from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) also visited earlier this month to review the project's progress. They commended our efforts to provide water supply to the 110 villages and instructed us to finish the remaining works by May," Manohar stated.

Despite receiving approval in 2016, the residents of these villages are still awaiting water supply. The BWSSB attributes the delay to a shortage of labor caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and heavy rains in 2021 and 2022.

"The pandemic and rains presented some challenges. However, we have now accelerated our efforts and are close to completing the pending works," Manohar added. The project, which involves pumping 775 MLD of water from the Cauvery River, aims to provide drinking water to the 110 villages on the outskirts of the city that were incorporated into the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in 2008.