Mysore/Mysuru, April 29 -- Precious water going down the drain

Even as people in Mysuru and surrounding places face drinking water problems, a few people are wasting precious water despite authorities time and again requesting the residents to use water judiciously.

Incidents of people wasting gallons of water in the name of watering the plants in the garden and cleaning their courtyards are common in the city. People are even seen wasting drinking water using the same for washing their vehicles.

Currently, Mysuru is supplied with 300 MLD of water daily, drawn through different sources. Around 70-80 MLD is being wasted by washing courtyards and vehicles, not turning off the taps and leakages in the pipelines. Despite, Karnataka facing ...