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Metrowater steps up domestic supply to match summer demand [1]

Domestic water supply in the city has been increased by three million litres daily (mld) for a week now to meet the rising demand in the summer months. According to a Chennai Metrowater official, the water supplied to domestic consumers through pipeline and tankers has been increased to 586 mld to match the rising demand. The total volume of water supplied to the city, including industrial and bulk purposes, has been increased from 645 mld to 650 mld.

Publication Date: 
06/05/2008
Hindu (Chennai) [2]
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Urban Water Supply [3], Reservoirs [4], Tamil Nadu [5], Chennai (T) [6]
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