Water supply disruptions expected in Bengaluru tomorrow due to Cauvery stage 5 project: Report

Bengaluru will experience water supply cuts on September 21 as the Cauvery Stage 5 project connects a new pipeline to the Hegganahalli ground-level reservoir.

Published on: Sep 20, 2024, 19:00:06 IST

By Yamini C S

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Work on the Cauvery Stage 5 project is advancing quickly, but residents of Bengaluru should prepare for significant water supply disruptions tomorrow, i.e., Saturday, September 21. The Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) announced that the connection of the new pipeline to the Hegganahalli ground-level reservoir will impact water availability across multiple neighbourhoods, according to a One India report.

The BWSSB has advised residents that water service will be affected from 1 PM to 10 PM in numerous neighbourhoods across the city. (PIC FOR REPRESENTATION)

Timings

The 700mm pipeline is set to be linked on Saturday, leading to service interruptions in areas served by Cauvery Stage 4 Phase 2 from 1 pm to 10 pm. The BWSSB is urging residents to cooperate during this period.

Areas

The following neighbourhoods are expected be affected: Subramanyanagar, Gayathrinagar, Prakashnagar, Nandini Layout, Goraguntepalya, Krishnanandanagar, Shankarnagar, Kanteeravanagar, Mahalakshmi Layout, Saraswathinagar, Ganesh Block, all of Rajajinagar, Rajagopalnagar, GKW Layout, Lakshmi Devinagar, Chamundipura, Parvathinagar, Peenya Industrial Area, Chokkasandra, HMT Layout, Gruhalakshmi Layout, Peenya 1st Stage, Peenya Village, Bagalagunte, Mallasandra, Dasarahalli, Ramayya Layout, Prashanthnagar, Kammagondanahalli, Bhuvaneshwarinagar, Hegganahalli, Herohalli, Sunkadakatte, Pipeline Road, Srinivasanagar, Hoyalanagar, Sanjeevininagar, Lakshmananagar, Srigandhanagar, Mayuranagar, Shivanandanagar, Friends Circle, AGP Layout, Chikkasandra, Kirloskar Layout, Soundarya Layout, Siddeshwara Layout, KP Agrahara, Chennappa Garden, Ganappa Layout, Manjunathnagar, Chaudarpalya, Vidyaranaynagar, Marenahalli 20th Main, KHB Quarters, Housing Board Corporation Colony, Thimmanahalli, MC Layout, Moodalapalya, Nagapura, Agrahara Dasarahalli, Rajajinagar 6th Block, West of Chord Road, Indira Nagar Colony, KHB Colony, Mahaganapathinagar, and Shivanahalli.

Additional affected areas include Shivapura, Nelagadaranahalli, IP Nagar, Doddanahalli Industrial Area, Ramayya Layout, Jai Bhuvaneshwarinagar, Sanjay Gandhi Nagar, Mallasandra, Ravindranagar, Santosh Nagar, BHEL Colony, Babanna Layout, Kalyan Nagar, Shanideva Temple, Havanuru Layout, Defense Colony, Shankrappa Garden, Gopalpura, Kaveripura, Ranganathapura, BDA Layout, Rajiv Gandhi Slum Area, Muneshwarnagar, Moodalapalya, MT Layout, Marenahalli, GKW Layout, Vinayak Layout, Maruti Mandir, Shivanandanagar, Komalnagar, Vishwabharathi Nagar, Sannakke Bayalu, Kamakshipalya, Raginagar, Shakti Ganapathi Nagar, BHEL Layout, Kannahalli, IDL Hometown, Mailasandra, Kengeri, Kengeri Satellite Town, Bande Matha, Kengeri Port, Swathi Layout, Kodivala, Vijaya Layout, Bhuvaneshwarinagar, Jnana Bharathi, Dubasipalya, Nagadevanahalli, Annapoorneshwarinagar, Jnana Ganginagar, Railway Layout, MPM Layout, Mallattahalli, Papareddipalya, IPA Layout, Nagarbhavi and NEF Layout.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Yamini C S
Yamini CS is a Senior Content Producer at Hindustan Times with nearly six years of experience in digital journalism. She is part of the India News desk, where she works on a wide range of stories cutting across civic issues, city-based developments, politics, governance, public policy, breaking news, trending topics, and international affairs that have an impact on India. Her role involves tracking fast-moving developments, verifying information from official and on-ground sources, and presenting news in a clear, accessible format for a digital-first audience. A significant part of her work includes handling live blogs during major news events, such as elections, court verdicts, political developments, civic disruptions, protests, weather-related alerts, and unfolding national or international incidents. Through live coverage, she focuses on timely updates to help readers follow complex stories as they evolve. Before moving to the broader India News desk, Yamini was associated with the Bengaluru desk at Hindustan Times, where she extensively covered urban governance, infrastructure, traffic and transport issues, weather events, public grievances, and civic administration in the city. This experience strengthened her grounding in city reporting and sharpened her focus on citizen-centric journalism. She began her career as a correspondent with Reuters after completing a postgraduate diploma in journalism from the Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media. Her early training instilled a strong emphasis on accuracy, sourcing, and news ethics, which continue to shape her reporting style. Outside of work, Yamini enjoys reading across genres, listening to music, and spending time with her family, which help her maintain balance in a fast-paced newsroom environment.Read More

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