134 villages mapped for possible water scarcity in Mysuru district

The drinking water scarcity plaguing Bengaluru has brought the focus on Mysuru and the contingency plans to overcome the crisis if any by the local authorities.

The drinking water scarcity plaguing Bengaluru has brought the focus on Mysuru and the contingency plans to overcome the crisis if any by the local authorities.

The Mysuru Zilla Panchayat has been conducting regular meetings with the PDOs of all villages and has mapped 134 villages where a full-blown crisis could unfold over the next two months, according to K.M. Gayatri, CEO, Mysuru ZP.

“We have a contingency plan for 134 villages where the groundwater table could drop and there is a task force that is continuously monitoring the situation. But for now, there is enough water at source and supply will not be affected,” she added.

Even if village or parts of Mysuru city were to be affected, it will be more due to the distribution network and not due to non-availability of water at source.

Ranjith Kumar, Executive Engineer, Rural Water Supply, Mysuru ZP, said that they have prepared a report on the present water supply scenario for the entire district and it was being updated regularly.

The ZP has identified 134 villages which are likely to be affected by the water crisis based on the geographical situation and groundwater table levels. Accordingly, 27 villages are in Mysuru, 20 villages in H.D. Kote, 19 in Saligrama, 16 in K.R. Nagar, 15 in Periyapatna, 14 in Nanjangud, 12 in Hunsur, 6 in T. Narsipura and 5 villages in Saragur taluk.

Only 2 villages — 1 each in Mysuru and H.D.Kote — will have water problems immediately while 19 villages are expected to bear the brunt of scarcity within the next 15 days. About 88 villages will have problems after a month and another 24 villages will experience water scarcity in two months time, said Mr. Kumar.