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In short supply: Women collecting water at Indira Nagar in Hosur on Wednesday. — Hosur: Acute water scarcity is fast surfacing in the industrial town of Hosur with the water level in Dargah and Ramanaickan lakes dropping to abysmal levels. Residents in most of the areas in the town are up in arms against the municipality for failing to tackle the crisis. The town experiences serious water problems as and when the water level in the two lakes dries up. The two lakes indirectly contribute to the groundwater level in Hosur. WasteBesides this, indiscriminate dumping of plastic waste by industries in the area has polluted the water level in the Ramanaickan Lake, which has become murky. The lake has virtually turned into a ghat for washing clothes and bathing cattle. This is cause for much concern because of the mounting pollution that will in some way or the other affect the people in the surrounding areas. According to municipal sources, “The water obtained through various sources in Hosur was around 40 lakhs litres per day while the actual requirement was 70 lakhs litres per day. “The water from Kelavarapalli dam was also not effective as it was highly polluted with industrial waste and drainage from Bangalore city.” But authorities are yet to find an alternative water source for this rapidly growing town. Due to severe shortage of water supply there has been an inordinate delay in providing water connections to many residential areas in this industrial town. With water being supplied once in five days the municipality is considering the option of rationing water supply to its consumers in order to make sure that there is enough to meet current needs. The town faced a similar severe water crisis during a reeling drought in 2003 and 2004. The quality of water supplied has also reduced steeply so that many residents are forced to purchase water from private companies to meet their requirements. According to municipal sources, “With the present supply being insufficient an improvement scheme would be charted out to augment the supply further. Steps were being taken to streamline the water supply at the earliest.”
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