The reservoirs in Tiruvallur district, one of the main sources of water supply to Chennai, had substantial water reserves. Subsequently, the Tamil Nadu Water Resources Department (WRD) wrote a letter to the state government requesting the release of Krishna water from Kandaleru Reservoir in Andhra Pradesh to meet the drinking water needs of Chennai from last July.
But then there was a severe drought in Andhra Pradesh as well. There was severe water shortage in Tirupati. Due to this, the Devasthanam requested the devotees and the general public to use water sparingly and not to waste water.
In this case, due to the low pressure area formed in the Bay of Bengal, Andhra and Telangana states received unprecedented heavy rains. Due to this both the states suffered huge damage. The water levels there were overflowing. Following this, Krishna water from Kandaleru Dam in Andhra Pradesh has been opened today.
While 1,600 cubic feet of water per second has been opened, it has been informed that it will be gradually increased to 2,000 cubic feet. Krishna Water for Chennai was inaugurated by Nellore District Venkatagiri Assembly Member Ramakrishna. Water from Kandaleru Dam has been released for the drinking water needs of Chennai.
This will help to increase the decreasing water level in the main water reservoirs supplying water to Chennai and meet the increasing demand for drinking water. Thus the people of Chennai can be free from the fear of water shortage. Chennai is currently supplied with 1,011 million liters of water per day. Of this, nearly 972.32 ml is distributed to the residents through pipelines and tankers.
