Containing wastage of drinking water at the households on the top of the hill-slope areas in the city has turned into an uphill task for the civic body and the local corporators.
Numerous leakages that occur through the supply pipelines and boosting points and excess supply to reservoirs are leading to wastage of a huge quantity of drinking water across the city.
In addition to this, water pumped to the tail-end households on the hill slopes has been trickling through the side drains whenever the supply is on. So much so that the open drains at the ground level get filled up with clean water and the water overflows on to the roads. In some areas, the roads get damaged due to the overflow. It is found that lack of taps to the municipal water connections in the households is causing the incessant wastage.
“Most of them are reluctant to fix the taps citing various reasons including late night supply. Even higher officials are not much aware of the problem while workers struggle to reach to the top and fix taps when a complaint is lodged,” a corporator said.
In areas like Christurajpuram, water is supplied after 10 pm daily. Residents on the hill slope collect water and leave the connection free letting water go waste.
“The civic body should immediately launch a campaign to identify the open connections and fix them,” said A. Rajarao, a resident of Christurajpuram. The issue is common in Moghalrajpuranm, Chittinagar, One-town and others.
On the other hand, the municipal workers at the time of issuing new connections do not make it mandatory for the owner to fix taps.
