Bnegaluru, Sept. 11 -- Residents across Bengaluru are advised to brace for a temporary halt in their drinking water supply as the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) prepares to carry out critical maintenance work on the Cauvery Water Supply Project.

BWSSB Chairman Dr V Ram Prasath Manohar announced that major maintenance operations will require a complete shutdown of several key water treatment and pumping stations connected to the Cauvery project. This disruption will impact large parts of the city over a 60-hour period, beginning this weekend, said a local report by the Vijaya Karnataka.

Cauvery Stage 5: Shut down from 1 am on September 15 until 1 pm on September 17 (60 hours)

Cauvery Stages 1 to 4: No water from 6 am ...