MCC is working to ensure 24-hour water supply across the city

Mysuru district in-charge secretary S Selva Kumar presiding over a progress review meeting at the district panchayat office in Mysuru on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: MA Sriram

Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is working to ensure 24-hour water supply to its residents.

An official release here said that MCC Commissioner Asad ur Rehman Sharif informed the progress review meeting chaired by Mysuru district in-charge secretary S Selva Kumar on Tuesday that five wards of MCC are getting round-the-clock water supply.

While five wards have been identified in Mysuru to get round-the-clock water supply, the MCC commissioner said a detailed project report (DPR) of Rs 260 crore is being prepared to ensure seven-day-a-week water supply to the remaining wards. It is mentioned in the statement that water can be provided round the clock in the next 2-3 years after the implementation of the project.

Mysuru was currently drawing 320 million liters of water per day (MLD) of which 220-230 MLD was being distributed to city residents.

Meanwhile, Mr. Sharif also pointed out that Mysuru city is generating around 550 tonnes of waste daily and 150 tonnes of it is being processed daily.

Increase in cocoon production

Mr. Kumar also informed that the production of cocoons has increased and 2-3 tons of paddy is coming to the government cocoon market in Bandipalaya, Mysuru.

Keeping in view the lack of space, the officials of the silk department corresponded with the silk commissioner to the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) of Bandipalya to provide more land for the cocoon market. However, APMC officials said that the land is not available as a new water treatment plant, air-conditioning unit and solid waste management unit are also coming up in the APMC yard at Bandipalaya spread over 30 acres.

As land was not available in the APMC yard at Bandipalya, Mr. Kumar asked Deputy Commissioner Laxmikant Reddy to identify two acres of land around Bandipalya.

Increase in milk production

Meanwhile, officials of animal husbandry department informed in the meeting that daily production of 50 thousand liters of milk has increased in Mysuru district compared to last year and currently 1 million liters of milk is produced daily.

The increase in milk production in Mysuru district was attributed to better farming practices. However, it is estimated that four and a half lakh liters of milk will be sold daily.