Shortage of water: Mangaluru City Corporation switches to water rationing system
City will not have water supply for three days from Monday
Mangaluru: In the backdrop of severe water shortage in the Thumbe vented dam that supplies drinking water to the city, Mangaluru City Corporation will resort to water rationing from Monday.
According to revised water rationing system, water will be supplied for four days and the supply will be stopped for three days, earlier after four days of supply the supply would be stopped for two days which is now made to be three days. The corporation is forced to take the step owing to the declining water level at the Thumbe dam.
The rationing will begin from May 13, 6. am as the water supply across the city will be stopped for three days i.e: May 16, 6.am. The water supply will resume on May 16, 6.am and will continue till May 20, 6.am and the rationing cycle will continue.
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