<p>Aiming to divert the available Cauvery water to areas that urgently require water, the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has announced a 20 per cent cut in water supply to bulk consumers across the city.</p>.<p>The officials, who held a meeting with the bulk consumers, opined that the cut was necessary given the crisis the city is witnessing.</p>.<p>“There is an acute shortage in the city and considering the well-being of the 1.4 crore population of the city, it is only reasonable to cut down the water supply to these bulk consumers and reallocate to areas that are facing a shortage of drinking water,” said BWSSB Chairman Dr Ramprasat Manohar V.</p>.H2Ouch: Bengaluru's car washes crunch under water restrictions.<p>BWSSB has categorised those establishments using over two crore litres a day as bulk consumers. There are 38 such bulk users in the city who presently consume a total of 1,765 million litres per month.</p>.<p>“This amounts to 59 Million Litres a Day (MLD) and by cutting 20 per cent, we will be able to save at least 10 MLD a day. This can be reallocated to meet the needs of the urban slums and the poor,” Manohar explained.</p>.<p>However, the cutdown will be done in a phased manner from March 15 and, by April 15, a total 20 per cent cutdown would be achieved. </p>.<p>However, though there are three hospitals in the city– Nimhans, Victoria Hospital and Command Hospital, that are bulk consumers – the authorities have decided to relax the order for them, considering that they cater to medical emergencies.</p>.<p>Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Biocon Private Limited, Air Force stations, Bangalore University, Railways, and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) are among the few establishments that will bear the brunt.</p>
<p>Aiming to divert the available Cauvery water to areas that urgently require water, the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has announced a 20 per cent cut in water supply to bulk consumers across the city.</p>.<p>The officials, who held a meeting with the bulk consumers, opined that the cut was necessary given the crisis the city is witnessing.</p>.<p>“There is an acute shortage in the city and considering the well-being of the 1.4 crore population of the city, it is only reasonable to cut down the water supply to these bulk consumers and reallocate to areas that are facing a shortage of drinking water,” said BWSSB Chairman Dr Ramprasat Manohar V.</p>.H2Ouch: Bengaluru's car washes crunch under water restrictions.<p>BWSSB has categorised those establishments using over two crore litres a day as bulk consumers. There are 38 such bulk users in the city who presently consume a total of 1,765 million litres per month.</p>.<p>“This amounts to 59 Million Litres a Day (MLD) and by cutting 20 per cent, we will be able to save at least 10 MLD a day. This can be reallocated to meet the needs of the urban slums and the poor,” Manohar explained.</p>.<p>However, the cutdown will be done in a phased manner from March 15 and, by April 15, a total 20 per cent cutdown would be achieved. </p>.<p>However, though there are three hospitals in the city– Nimhans, Victoria Hospital and Command Hospital, that are bulk consumers – the authorities have decided to relax the order for them, considering that they cater to medical emergencies.</p>.<p>Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Biocon Private Limited, Air Force stations, Bangalore University, Railways, and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) are among the few establishments that will bear the brunt.</p>