With the north-east monsoon playing truant and fast depleting water levels in the major reservoirs, water scarcity situation is raising its head in the city. “The municipal supply is available on an average for 45 minutes a day and a total supply of 60 MGD is maintained. But, drying up of borewells is resulting in total dependence on municipal water, making the supply a difficult proposition,” Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) officials say. Reservoirs drying upApart from groundwater, the municipal supply is the only source on which the residents depend now, says a resident of MVP Colony. With the water levels at Gosthani river, Gambhiram and Mudasarlova reservoirs depleting fast, areas such as Madhurawada, P.M. Palem, Visalakshinagar and Arilova are getting water supply from Yeleru reservoir.

Source: The Hindu April 19, 2019 19:41 UTC