<p>The said area is a low-lying area and residents in the region continue to use water from BGML Sink. Senior officers are inspecting the area to find measures to provide water from the Sink to the people.<br /><br />Only heat, no water<br /><br />Water in the Bethamangala reservoir suffices for the city only till summer. Post-summer, if monsoon fails, the city will struggle a lot for want of enough water. Shortage of rain in the last four years is already causing problems and the people are forced to buy water at the rate of 1.50 paise per pot. More than 200 private tankers move all over the city supplying water to the people.<br /><br />Kolar Gold Fields requires about five crore litres of potable water everyday. The Karnataka Water Supply and Sewerage Board is not able to supply even 20 per cent of the current requirement of the city. The Board officers are therefore forced to find alternate sources of water along with the Bethamangala Reservoir to provide water.<br /><br />From the mines<br /><br />Reports are being prepared again about utilizing the exhaustive supply of water available at the gold mines. Putting aside previous reports that water in the gold mines is unsuitable for human consumption, officers are working towards finding if the water can be treated and made potable water so that it can also be supplied to the people.<br /><br />KWSSB director S N Krishnaiah Setty, chief engineer Ravindra Bhat, technical assistant Nagesh and other senior officers who visited the BGML sink recently too back samples of water from the source.<br /><br />If it is found that the water cannot be treated and made potable, it can at least be used for other requirements, thereby solving the water problem to a large extent. There are signs of the region having several sources of water, which need to be discovered using necessary equipment, Setty told the authorities.<br /></p>
<p>The said area is a low-lying area and residents in the region continue to use water from BGML Sink. Senior officers are inspecting the area to find measures to provide water from the Sink to the people.<br /><br />Only heat, no water<br /><br />Water in the Bethamangala reservoir suffices for the city only till summer. Post-summer, if monsoon fails, the city will struggle a lot for want of enough water. Shortage of rain in the last four years is already causing problems and the people are forced to buy water at the rate of 1.50 paise per pot. More than 200 private tankers move all over the city supplying water to the people.<br /><br />Kolar Gold Fields requires about five crore litres of potable water everyday. The Karnataka Water Supply and Sewerage Board is not able to supply even 20 per cent of the current requirement of the city. The Board officers are therefore forced to find alternate sources of water along with the Bethamangala Reservoir to provide water.<br /><br />From the mines<br /><br />Reports are being prepared again about utilizing the exhaustive supply of water available at the gold mines. Putting aside previous reports that water in the gold mines is unsuitable for human consumption, officers are working towards finding if the water can be treated and made potable water so that it can also be supplied to the people.<br /><br />KWSSB director S N Krishnaiah Setty, chief engineer Ravindra Bhat, technical assistant Nagesh and other senior officers who visited the BGML sink recently too back samples of water from the source.<br /><br />If it is found that the water cannot be treated and made potable, it can at least be used for other requirements, thereby solving the water problem to a large extent. There are signs of the region having several sources of water, which need to be discovered using necessary equipment, Setty told the authorities.<br /></p>
