Bengaluru water crisis: BWSSB issues strict guidelines for swimming pools, construction projects [Video]

Amid the ongoing water crisis, the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has banned the use of drinking water in swimming pools and ordered all construction projects in the city to use treated water only.

The Board has stated that it will impose a fine of ₹5,000 if somebody is found violating the order. Upon subsequent offences, the fine will go up to ₹500 every day, it added.

Further, BWSSB has mandated the use of treated water across all major construction projects above 20,000 sq. ft. in the city.

Earlier on Tuesday, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah dismissed the opposition BJP’s charge that the state government was releasing Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu even though the Bengaluru city is reeling under an acute water shortage.

“All that is a lie. Who will let the water flow, that too in this situation? We will not give even a drop of water to Tamil Nadu without retaining water for our consumption,” PTI …