Mayor Sudheer Shetty Kannur has issued a stern warning against individuals illegally drawing water from Mangaluru City Corporation’s main pipeline en route to Thumbe and using it for irrigation and commercial activities. Several illegal connections have already been disconnected. Mayor Shetty assured reporters that MCC will not opt for rationing of drinking water supply.

“We are confident that the city will not face scarcity of water this summer. The inflow to the Netravathi River, which serves as the city’s water source, has not entirely stopped at present. Thumbe vented dam, which provides water to Mangaluru City, Ullal, and Mulki, has water up to 6m. The AMR vented dam situated on the upstream of Thumbe dam is almost full, and another vented dam at Biliyoor on the upstream of AMR vented dam has water storage up to 4m. In case of a shortage, water stored in AMR will be let into Thumbe dam,” he stated. The mayor urged citizens to use water wisely and refrain from utilizing drinking water for washing cars or watering garden plants.

The water supply line at Kodialguttu was damaged while taking up an underground drainage project a few days ago. As a result, the water supply to Kodialguttu, Central Market, Kambala, Kudroli, Boloor, and Dongarakeri wards was affected. The damage has been repaired, and the water supply commenced on Tuesday. It will take at least two or three days to restore the water supply in these affected wards. Presently, the MCC has six tankers for supplying drinking water to areas facing scarcity due to any disruption in the water supply, he added.

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