Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board

Since there have been drought conditions prevailing in Cauvery Basin which have resulted in minimal flow into the reservoirs in the month of August & September, enough Cauvery Water may not be available in the coming months. As the rainfall prediction is meagre, the BWSSB requests all its consumers to consume and use water judiciously.

Media Reports blaming BWSSB for the death accrued on 06.06.2016 at kammanhLli main road

In order to tackle the issues BWSSB is making efforts towards following mandates : 1. Effective water demand management 2. Water loss reduction programme 3. Water Conservation programme 4. Rain Water Harnessing from Urban Catchment 5. Effective Public outreach programme

The core responsibilities and functions are,
1.Providing water supply and sewerage , and sewage disposal systems.
2.Ensuring sufficient amount of domestic water supply to the required standards.

The challenges of BWSSB like any other water utilities are manifold. The main being the fresh water resources. Engineering solutions to fetch water from far off places resource in respect of financial availability, institutional availability are to be addressed. The BWSSB outlook covers 4 to 5 issues:
1. The availability of the resource
2. Water Quality and Quantity
3. Effective Wastewater collection, transmission and treatment for safe disposal
4. Water reuse for multipurpose starting from non-potable to potable purpose with different modes and strategies
5. Water related disasters