Overview
- An IISc AI and IoT analysis warned of summer groundwater shortfalls in 65 wards, largely spanning 110 villages on the city's periphery.
- BWSSB cleared a ₹10.14 crore emergency package to stabilize supply ahead of the peak season.
- Actions include mapping unserved properties for immediate connections, fast-tracking apartment hookups, and urgent pipeline inspections with leak repairs.
- The utility will recharge local lakes with treated water and ensure borewells and RO plants operate without disruption.
- Emergency distribution and demand controls are being readied, including temporary tanks and tankers in slums, fines for non-essential use of potable water, mandatory treated water at construction sites, aerators in public facilities, and a March 3 review meeting to finalize works.