Mysore/Mysuru, April 7 -- Colossal waste of drinking water daily due to pipeline leaks, broken valves

At a time when the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has revised water tariff by 25 percent, broken pipelines and damaged valves across the city are causing massive wastage of treated drinking water, with lakhs of litres spilling onto the streets every day.

Residents say wastage is largely due to poor maintenance of water supply infrastructure by MCC and Vani Vilas Water Works (VVWW).

One of the major leaks has been reported at the junction of Premier Studio Road and Hunsur Road, opposite Sankalp Tiara Apartments. Thousands of litres of drinking water are being lost daily from a large water supply main line at this location.

Leakage since...